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Controversial LIV Golf figure Greg Norman showed his class when praising The Open over the weekend.

The 69-year-old was not invited to the celebratory champions’ dinner at the 150th Open at St Andrews as he remains an unpopular figure with some sections of the golfing community due to his work with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.

Norman acts as CEO of the breakaway tour and has been embroiled in a war of words with the PGA Tour previously. However, the Aussie was welcomed back at Royal Troon over the weekend.

Norman was spotted donning an official R&A guest badge, and his comments about The Open indicated that he is in no rush to reignite any feuds by praising the competition.

Speaking to Golf Digest, he explained: “The Open has a lot of history for me. To me, it was the best championship of all. The Masters is the Masters, but I put this one up above all four of them because it is a true open. People can come and play [qualify].

“I love the way they rotate the host course and its links golf. In my professional career, I prided myself on coming back and playing the Open Championship.”