Graeme McDowell

2022 - 6 - 7

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'We're not politicians', says Graeme McDowell, as LIV golfers asked ... (Sky Sports)

Major winners Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen and Graeme McDowell were asked about playing in the LIV International series given Saudi Arabia's human ...

I try to worry about golf and I am excited about this week. I don't want to play golf for the rest of my life which I felt like I was probably going to have to do. I try to hit a golf ball into a small hole. I love using the game of golf as something to help grow around the world and be role models to kids, try to use this game as a force for good. If Saudi Arabia want to use the game of golf as a way for them to get to where they want to be, I think we're proud to help them on that journey. I'm sorry if this is a bit of a crass question to ask, but it is essentially about the money why you're here, isn't it?

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Watch: 'Proud' Graeme McDowell defends new Saudi-backed golf ... (Irish Examiner)

Ireland's Graeme McDowell has come under fire from journalists questioning his justification for playing in the new Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf ...

“Is it healthy for the sport? “As golfers if we tried to cure geopolitical situations in every country in the world that we played in, we wouldn’t play a lot of golf. I hope it doesn’t affect that,” said McDowell, who holed the winning putt at Celtic Manor in 2010. We are just here to focus on the golf.” I asked how the sovereign wealth funded series will help those who have been killed, oppressed and suffered by Saudi actions.— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) https://t.co/lLxnCCQsqm pic.twitter.com/rtDaetqnG1 June 7, 2022 Just say it's about the piles and piles of money.

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Graeme McDowell stunned into silence by Saudi Arabia 'oppression ... (Belfast Telegraph)

Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell was left silenced after fielding questions about the human rights record of Saudi Arabia during a press conference for ...

It is a really hard question to get into.” “We are not politicians, we are professional golfers. I love using the game of golf as something to help grow around the world. Speaking personally, I think golf is a force for good in the world. I know what the game of golf has taught me. “No one is going to argue that fact.

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Graeme McDowell hopes to play in Ryder Cup and Saudi-backed ... (Pundit Arena)

The PGA Tour have stated that its members who participate in the LIV Golf series will be sanctioned, which could result in fines, suspensions and bans. As a ...

This tour is designed to be an add on to the greatest tours in the world. It’s a beautiful sport and this is not designed to be divisive.” “I haven’t resigned my membership from the PGA Tour as of yet.

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Graeme McDowell defends 'incredibly polarizing' decision to join ... (ESPN)

Graeme McDowell and fellow golfers acknowledge their 'polarizing' decision to move to the Saudi-backed golf tour, but say their focus is on golf and the ...

"I wish I had the ability to be able to have that conversation with you," McDowell said. I'd agree with what Graeme said." Nobody is going to argue that fact." We are professional golfers. "We are not politicians. "I really feel like golf is a force of good in the world -- I just try to be a great role model to kids," he said.

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Graeme McDowell says 'he is willing to help the Saudi's get to where ... (Irish Post)

GRAEME MCDOWELL has come under fire from journalists today after responding to a number of questions about the Saudi states role in the new LIV Golf ...

“As golfers, if we tried to cure geopolitical situations in every country in the world that we played in, we wouldn’t play a lot of golf. We are just here to focus on golf.” I asked how the sovereign wealth funded series will help those who have been killed, oppressed and suffered by Saudi actions.https://t.co/lLxnCCQsqm pic.twitter.com/rtDaetqnG1

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Graeme McDowell describes feeling 'proud' about participation in ... (Irish Mirror)

Grame McDowell has described himself as 'proud' to participate in the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series. The lucrative tournament has been widely ...

That is pretty much what we have done for the last 20 years; be role models to kids (and) try and use this game as a force of good really. We are professional golfers. "We are not politicians.

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Lynch: Graeme McDowell's reputation the latest victim of the Saudi ... (usatoday.com)

McDowell probably didn't realize that his words were an unwitting explanation of how sportswashing works.

For all of his press conference fluffing, McDowell knows his move is no more visionary than the lining of his own pockets. “Every lie is two lies,” the author Robert Brault once wrote, “The lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it.” One wonders what lies McDowell told himself while sitting on that London stage, because we know what lies he told us, and on whose behalf. But the honesty of streetwalkers was not in evidence at the LIV Golf launch. The result was as appealing as most of his recent scorecards. But from a fan perspective, what has always been less prevalent in golf than in other sports is a searing disappointment in those who actually play the game. Whatever the issue, there’s a constituency that insists consequential decisions made in public are somehow not subject to public scrutiny or comment.

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