LIV Golfer Graeme McDowell says he plans to approach the DP World Tour in May about regaining his membership.
Missing out on some of his favorite events, such as the Irish Open, and the hope of being involved in the Ryder Cup are two main reasons the Northern Irishman will be seeking a return.
“I have my previous fines all paid off, so I’m at a kind of zero level with the DP World Tour,” McDowell told BBC Sport NI.
“There is a May date where you can approach the Tour and ask for a membership, which is at the discretion of the CEO.
“At that point I’d ask them what they’d want me to do, how many events that might look like and see if that is a workload that I’m willing to take.
“Clearly I miss the Irish Open, I miss being able to play a few of those events in September and October like the Dunhill Links, events that I care about a lot, so I’ll certainly ask the question and see what that looks like for me.
“I’d love to have the conversation with the DP World about the opportunity to go to Ireland and play with Rory [McIlroy] and Shane [Lowry] – that’s definitely something I miss.”
The 2010 US Open champion says the deal offered to other LIV golfers “feels like a compromise” even if Jon Rahm is dead against the deal as he continues his stand-off with the Tour.
But McDowell says: “It shows there’s a way forward. If others can return, then perhaps there’s a path for me too.”
McDowell has played in four Ryder Cups and been a vice-captain twice so would certainly be on the list for a backroom role at Adare Manor – but he noted that even if he regains membership he’s still not eligible under a DP World Tour rule.
“I would still fall short of the rules that I haven’t been a continuing member of the DP World Tour now for the last three years, so I do fall short of that regulation, which I understand,” he…
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