{"id":44145,"date":"2025-07-29T03:21:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/44145\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T03:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T03:21:16","slug":"report-liv-golf-star-has-a-plan-if-hes-unceremoniously-dumped-from-rival-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/44145\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: LIV Golf star has a plan if he’s ‘unceremoniously dumped’ from rival league"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIV Golf recruit Graeme McDowell<\/a> has revealed he’s still unsure what his future holds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McDowell was among the first wave of players to join the PIF-backed league in June 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former European Ryder Cup star was initially part of Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks quartet but was booted out by the German after the duo didn’t see eye-to-eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has found a new home with Brooks Koepka<\/a>‘s Smash and, while he would clearly like to continue playing professional golf, he knows his future with the league is far from certain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McDowell’s contract expires at the end of this season and if he were to have things his way then he would play at least one more season on the breakaway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old is currently 33rd in the individual standings<\/a> and needs to finish inside the top 24 to have his wish come true.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Should that not materialise, though, then McDowell could have a future in broadcasting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Graeme <\/p>\n

Graeme McDowell<\/p>\n

McDowell was part of Sky Sports’ coverage of The Open<\/a> at Royal Portrush and also offered his insights on the R&A’s world feed coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He told bunkered: “Once I got over the initial bittersweetness of not playing, I just had to compartmentalise and focus on trying to do a good job at what I was doing.<\/p>\n

“Number one reason why I did it was because it was Portrush and I wanted be part of what is always a special week.<\/p>\n

“But then\u2026 is there any TV in my future? Potentially when I’m done playing golf, it was always something that I wanted to dip my toe into to see if I liked it. And last week was a way to have a little chip at it and see if there’s anything there.”<\/p>\n

McDowell said he enjoyed learning off the likes of Ewan Murray, Nick Dougherty, Andrew Cotter and Ken Brown.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“These guys are really good at what they do, you know,\u00a0be able to look at a picture and tell a story\u00a0and be incredibly knowledgeable about the players involved.<\/p>\n

“I’m still very, very focused on playing competitively. I love playing. I mean, 20, 25 week a year schedule doing that, I’m not quite sure if I’ve got the want or the ability to do that.<\/p>\n

\"Graem\" <\/p>\n

Graem<\/p>\n

“But if I get into the top 24, I’m in great shape. If I don’t, there are no guarantees.<\/p>\n

“I think we’ve got a great dynamic on Smash. As the number four guy, I think I’m pulling my weight for sure. I’d be confident that potentially that I could play next year.<\/p>\n

“But say I was done with LIV at the end of this year and I got unceremoniously dumped out, what would I do?\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Would I go back to the European Tour for a year, take up a year’s membership and one of my exemptions there? Or would I make the jump into the media world?”<\/p>\n

Time will tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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