Adam Scott could join breakaway tour being run by Greg Norman

Amid reports signing bonuses could top $10m, this Aussie star has thrown his support behind Greg Norman’s new golf tour.

Adam Scott has revealed he’s “very interested” after discussions about joining the proposed billion-dollar breakaway golf tour being built by Greg Norman with the lure of multimillion-dollar signing bonuses.

While Irish superstar Rory McIlroy dubbed it the “not so Super League” because of the raft of unknowns surrounding the Saudi Arabian-funded venture and committed his future to the US PGA Tour, Scott said it could be the ”disrupter” golf needed to force more change despite the prospect of a life ban should he change his loyalties.

It’s been rumoured as many as 17 players have already signed with the new venture, although reports US Open champ Bryson deChambeau was offered $135m to commit were shot down by the star himself.

Scott, 41 and entering the back nine of his career, confirmed he had held discussions with the tour organisers but was “sworn to secrecy” as one of many players having signed nondisclosure agreements.

No players are yet to officially commit to the new tour, but Scott said the prospect of a 14-event tour, rather than the nearly 12-month, calendar-filling US PGA Tour, was “very appealing”.

Scott even compared it to the advent of World Series Cricket in the 1970s and said it could be a case of players following others once it gets established.

“If one goes, some others go over and it gets started. That’s probably the case,” he said.

“Golf is a fairly slow sport as far as progression goes let’s just say generally over the history and this is a major disrupter if it were to go ahead.

“You look at the success of the IPL or you can even go back to World Series Cricket and one-day internationals and see how that sport has progressed since then. This has the potential, I guess, to do the same for golf.

“Depending what your goals are in golf, I think the schedule is very appealing. From that side of things, I would consider doing that, for sure. From a lifestyle side of things, yes.”

Adam Scott is interested in the breakaway golf tour. Picture: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images

World No.1 Jon Rahm and No.2 Colin Morikawa both this week confirmed their commitment to the US PGA Tour, which could impose life bans on anyone who signs with the rival group.

McIlroy said he was “sick of talking about it” given the lack of details and it would be a risky move for anyone to join.

“Not so Super League,” he said.

“It just seems a massive risk. I can maybe make sense of it for the guys that are getting to the latter stages of their career, for sure. I don’t think that’s what a rival golf league is really – that’s not what they’re going to want, is it?

“You look at the people that have already said no, Rahm, No. 1 in the world, Collin Morikawa, myself … that has to tell you something.”

Add Adam Scott to the list of guys who've said they are very interested in the proposed Saudi league.

Said, with a smile, that he's "sworn to secrecy" and that he finds the schedule hugely appealing from a lifestyle perspective. pic.twitter.com/Xq2dTcxxL8

— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) February 16, 2022

Scott also confirmed his plans were to return home for the Australian Open this November, a tournament that has been taken off the calendar for the past two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been home and I miss it and I want to come home, so for sure that’s on my radar,” he said.

“I don‘t know if the events have been announced yet for this summer, but of course I’m hoping to come back and play.”