Differences put to one side as the most spectacular Major prepares for the off

GREG NORMAN would have us believe that 17 LIV golfers will storm the 18th green at Augusta on Sunday if one of their own is the proud wearer of the Green Jacket.

- Matt Majendie

Those who have missed the cut are unlikely to be hanging around, however, while many of the 18 LIV golfers in the field have preferred not to ruffle feathers since joining the rebel tour.

ALIV winner of the Masters would be a feather in the cap for the Saudi Arabian-backed big-money series, but not in the bombastic way that Norman would like to make out.

Cameron Smith (below) put it more eloquently, when he suggested it would give LIV and their golfers relevance. The Australian said: "It's just important for LIV guys to be up there, because we need to be up there. There's a lot of chatter about 'these guys don't play real golf, these guys don't play real golf courses"

The Open champion has every right to feel that way and, with four top-10 finishes at Augusta in only five starts, he is perhaps best set of the rebels to triumph come Sunday.

For yet another Major, the build-up to this Masters has again been about LIV versus the traditional golfing fraternity.