"I was ready to jump ship and go get a real job. And then these guys came along and said, 'Hey, we're going to do this tour. Do you want to come play?'"
"I should have just said it for what it was... this is good for my bank account, and I'm getting a runway to play the game of golf for as long as I possibly can."
"I think we all knew that we were going to have to stand on our own two feet at some point to be able to make this into a legitimate business."
McDowell expressed that the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league came at a crucial time for him after losing full playing privileges in the US. He admitted he was ready to find a real job but was drawn to the opportunity to play golf competitively again. Despite facing backlash and death threats for his involvement, he recognized his motivations were primarily financial. He noted the need to shift the narrative surrounding Saudi involvement in golf and emphasized the importance of establishing LIV as a legitimate business moving forward.
Read at Irish Independent
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