Graeme McDowell discusses future plans amid LIV Golf uncertainty: "What would I do?"
Former European Ryder Cup star has revealed he's still undecided over what he will do when his contract with LIV Golf expires later this year.
LIV Golf recruit Graeme McDowell has revealed he's still unsure what his future holds.
McDowell was among the first wave of players to join the PIF-backed league in June 2022.
The former European Ryder Cup star was initially part of Martin Kaymer's Cleeks quartet but was booted out by the German after the duo didn't see eye-to-eye.
He has found a new home with Brooks Koepka's Smash and, while he would clearly like to continue playing professional golf, he knows his future with the league is far from certain.
McDowell's contract expires at the end of this season and if he were to have things his way then he would play at least one more season on the breakaway.
The 45-year-old is currently 33rd in the individual standings and needs to finish inside the top 24 to have his wish come true.
Should that not materialise, though, then McDowell could have a future in broadcasting.
McDowell was part of Sky Sports' coverage of The Open at Royal Portrush and also offered his insights on the R&A's world feed coverage.
He told bunkered: "Once I got over the initial bittersweetness of not playing, I just had to compartmentalise and focus on trying to do a good job at what I was doing.
"Number one reason why I did it was because it was Portrush and I wanted be part of what is always a special week.
"But then… is there any TV in my future? Potentially when I'm done playing golf, it was always something that I wanted to dip my toe into to see if I liked it. And last week was a way to have a little chip at it and see if there's anything there."
McDowell said he enjoyed learning off the likes of Ewan Murray, Nick Dougherty, Andrew Cotter and Ken Brown.
"These guys are really good at what they do, you know, be able to look at a picture and tell a story and be incredibly knowledgeable about the players involved.
"I'm still very, very focused on playing competitively. I love playing. I mean, 20, 25 week a year schedule doing that, I'm not quite sure if I've got the want or the ability to do that.
"But if I get into the top 24, I'm in great shape. If I don't, there are no guarantees.
"I think we've got a great dynamic on Smash. As the number four guy, I think I'm pulling my weight for sure. I'd be confident that potentially that I could play next year.
"But say I was done with LIV at the end of this year and I got unceremoniously dumped out, what would I do?
"Would I go back to the European Tour for a year, take up a year's membership and one of my exemptions there? Or would I make the jump into the media world?"
Time will tell.