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Women keen to join long queue for LIV Golf: Norman

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman says there is a long list of players wanting to join the league. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

LIV Golf chief Greg Norman says another Australian tournament, a women's league and a "massive" queue of men's players wanting to join are on the backburner - for now.

Norman says his entire focus is on ensuring the success of LIV Golf's inaugural Australian event starting on Friday at Adelaide's Grange Golf Club.

But soon after, his attention will turn to expanding the LIV calendar in Australia, most likely in Queensland, a possible women's league, a line of men's players wanting to join - and the ongoing legal stoush with the PGA Tour.

"It's their (the PGA Tour) choice of what they want to do," Norman told reporters on Thursday.

"If they want to keep putting up road blocks - we're not going to go anywhere.

"We have got a product, we have got investment dollars there today, investment dollars into the future.

"We have tried with the PGA Tour consistently with zero, zilch, nothing (in response).

"That's their choice. If that's your decision, fine, we're okay with that. So we'll just keep going and doing what we're doing."

The PGA Tour and the European Tour, known as DP World Tour, have effectively banned LIV players but that hasn't stopped many current players on both tours showing interest in joining LIV.

"That line (of players) is not an imaginary line ... there is a massive interest," he said.

Norman said many LPGA Tour players and Ladies European Tour (LET) players had approached him about establishing a women's LIV league.

"They love what our product is showcasing, they ask all the time 'how can we get involved, we'd like to a see a LIV Ladies series'," he said.

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman says there is a long queue of players wanting to join the league. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

"Yes, we talk about it internally. And I have had discussions with individual lady players."

Norman said another LIV event on an Australian swing was possible, with great interest from states other than South Australia.

"My phone is ringing off the hook," he said.

"But it's not just Australia, it's the rest of the world as well.

"The message is getting out there and the product is showing itself.

"We're focused on the next 72 hours and let's see what happens after that."

Norman again dismissed criticism of the LIV league for being funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

He said he had never discussed Saudi Arabia's human rights record with powerbrokers from the fund or country.

"I am the chairman and CEO of LIV Golf Investments and that's where I focus, I focus on golf, I stay focused on golf," Norman said.

"My job is to build out LIV and the product we have on a global front ... that's my job.

"I've been involved with golf as a player as well as golf course design - I have built some golf courses in third-world countries, I have built golf courses in communist countries.

"Golf is a force for good. It goes everywhere with the right platform."

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