MCDOWELL HAS REGRETS BUT HOPES LIV GOLF MOVES ON
ORDINARY THOUGHTS COLUMN | BY PAUL GALLAGHER
In the same week Jon Rahm agreed to settle his fines with the DP World Tour, Northern Ireland’s Greame McDowell spoke of his hope that the “nasty” narrative around LIV Golf can change and how he regrets some of the things he said about “growing the game”. READ COLUMN
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MCDOWELL HAS REGRETS BUT HOPES LIV GOLF MOVES ON
ORDINARY THOUGHTS | PAUL GALLAGHER
In the same week Jon Rahm agreed to settle his fines with the DP World Tour, Northern Ireland’s Greame McDowell spoke of his hope that the “nasty” narrative around LIV Golf can change and how he regrets some of the things he said about “growing the game”
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