McGinley admits LIV temptation despite hitting out at ‘greedy’ rebels

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Paul McGinley has admitted he may have been tempted by a move to LIV Golf if it had been introduced towards the end of his professional playing career. A number of Europe’s biggest names have made the controversial move to LIV Golf, including Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia. All three cemented themselves as legends of European golf, having starred in many a Ryder Cup victory during their careers.

Now though it seems their time in the blue and gold of Europe is over, amid the decision to jump ship and sign on the mega-money dotted line with the Saudi-funded series. Poulter and co had hoped to continue competing on the DP World Tour alongside their LIV commitments.

However it was confirmed last week that the Wentworth-based tour had won it’s legal dispute with the breakaway league to inflict fines and suspensions to those who have made the Saudi switch. Amid the drama, European loyalist McGinley seemingly has some sympathy with those who have defected, claiming he himself would have been tempted by the Saudi riches if he was still out competing.

One aspect he has been left unimpressed with though is the ‘greed’ of players wanting to play both DP World Tour and LIV Golf. He told the Daily Mail: “You know, in all probability, I may well have gone to LIV at 46, 47 years of age.

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“If I’m offered $20, $30 million to go and play in a rival league, I’d have done it. But I wouldn’t have done the LIV Tour then come back and played the European [DP World] Tour as well. I think that’s greedy. You can’t be on both buses. As great as those players were from Ryder Cups, and as great as they have been for European Tour and, you know, they’re personal friends of mine, I have a disagreement with them.”

Since golf’s toxic civil war began around 12 months ago, the feeling is that it has been the DP World Tour that has suffered the most in the shadow of the PGA Tour and a newfound Saudi rival. Hostilities have appeared to ease in recent weeks, especially after last week’s ceasefire at the Masters.

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And McGinley hopes the two rivalling sides can come up with some sort of settlement, however long it may take. “I am tired of everybody having an opinion that it’s either black or it’s white. Relations are stalled at this moment in time.

“And I’m all in favour of a compromise somewhere down the line. But I know it’s going to take a few years for that to work its way out. The important thing is now, the European tour have got the leverage to create a compromise that suits them.”

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