On the range Phil Mickelson is hitting balls out over the gently rolling hills of Hertfordshire. A small team gather around him admiring each willowy swing. No more than 50 yards away, Louis Oosthuizen stands on the first tee ready to take on the dog-leg left first hole. Irishman Colin Byrne is on his bag. Graeme McDowell will follow.
Above, on a small rise overlooking them all, Greg Norman is outside Club 54, a large hospitality suite with a public viewing gallery that wraps around the 18th green. Fifty-four because LIV golf is 54 holes. The Shark strikes a pose that says do not approach. His arms are folded, his shades dark.
By the Ping lorry parked near the course entran …
- July 8, 2023
