Rather than sending encouragement to his fellow Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, LIV player Graeme McDowell posted a delirious message on his twitter account which did not fail to make the community react. Having left to play at LIV Golf, Graeme McDowell certainly took part in his last The Open in 2019 at Portrush.
Now ranked above 300th place in the world, the former Ryder Cup player no longer seems to have any illusions about his future performance and has therefore opted for the lucrative exhibition circuit. Heavily criticized by his supporters, he recently regretted the harsh comments he received by turning his back on historic circuits and over-promoting LIV Golf in a meaningless video.
A situation that is not likely to get better with this new release on social networks in which he wonders about the playing time during the 1st round of The Open and wonders if departures in shot gun (!) (yes you read correctly), as on his new circuit, would not be a solution.
Remember that the players at the start of the oldest tournament in the world have always started from 1. A sacred tradition that McDowell seems to want to revise.
Graeme McDowell, statements
“The unpredictability of The Old Course from bounces to weather is unlike anything in golf.
Can’t turn it off. Thinking pace of play might have improved with a shotgun start? What you guys think?” “Love some of the idiotic comments below. Clearly some click bait here. There’s not a more pure form of our sport than The Open.
The Majors are sacred and their history and tradition should always be preserved. The other 48 weeks leave room for multiple platforms within the sport” Graeme “G-Mac” McDowell (Portrush, 30 July 1979) is a British European Tour golfer.
Nicknamed G-MAC. In 2010 he won the first major of his career, establishing himself in the U.S. Open. This success also represented his first PGA Tour win. Overall in his career he has won six professional tournaments including the Italian Open in 2004. On 7 July 2013 he won the Alstom Open de France.
