Shane Lowry says the money being thrown around in golf is “absolutely disgusting” and fears it could put fans off the game.
The Irishman, talking to the No Laying Up podcast, revealed he didn’t even know how much he won for holding off the challenges from the likes of Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last week. He feels top golfers need to focus on what is right “for golf, not what’s right for us” despite the temptation of the massive sums being bandied about by LIV Golf.
“If you play the game for money, maybe you should go there [to LIV],” Lowry said on No Laying Up. “If you play the game for trophies, you shouldn’t. I have always said I don’t play the game for money, I never have. I feel like that’s why I didn’t even entertain it to be honest.
“When I looked at the trophy at Wentworth and I saw the names on the trophy, it’s the who’s who of European golf. It’s incredible my name gets to go on that, I don’t care how much money I won. When I had a few drinks on Sunday night, someone asked me ‘how much money did you win today?’ and honestly I have no idea. They wouldn’t believe me but I had no idea. I had to go to a text from the European Tour to check how much I won.
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The 2019 Open champion recognises that to compete with entities like the NBA and NFL, golf has to remain popular with corporate America, but as the game becomes more money-oriented, there’s a danger of alienating the fans.
“What LIV has done is causing a division in the game that will p*** people off, people will stop watching it,” the 35-year-old told No Laying Up. “I think the amounts of money that are being thrown about are absolutely disgusting at the minute.
“Even I feel like all people talk about is…
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