LIV Golf Hit by Exodus... Former U.S. Open Champion McDowell Also Leaving

McDowell Announces He Won't Join LIV Golf
Marquee Players, Including Rahm and Garcia, Leave
LIV Golf Scrambles to Rebuild, Hires New Senior Adviser

Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland is leaving LIV Golf, which is under financial pressure.

McDowell announced on Oct. 27 (Korea time) that he had decided not to join LIV Golf's new format, dubbed "LIV 2.0," which is being developed with the aim of launching next year.

Graeme McDowell is leaving LIV Golf. Reuters-Yonhap News

He is a veteran who has won four times on the PGA Tour, including the 2010 U.S. Open, and 11 times on the DP World Tour. He left the PGA Tour and joined LIV Golf in 2022. McDowell recently held talks with the DP World Tour about returning. He has completed the related procedures, including paying a fine, to return to the tour.

LIV Golf is struggling after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) stopped providing financial support. Many key players have successively announced their departures, including Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia of Spain, Thomas Pieters of Belgium, Abraham Ancer of Mexico, Adrian Meronk of Poland and Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa.

LIV Golf is scrambling to rebuild after McDowell's departure. It has appointed Mark King, a former executive at TaylorMade and Adidas, as its new senior adviser. LIV Golf said, "Adviser King will provide the expertise needed to drive organizational change," adding, "We are focusing all our efforts on advancing discussions with the players."

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