"He doesn’t know what he’s talking about" - LIV Golfer Graeme McDowell responds to Sir Nick Faldo's 'nobody is interested' comment

LIV Golfer Graeme McDowell has hit back at Sir Nick Faldo after the latter said that 'no one really found LIV Golf interesting'. Faldo's comments on the LIV Golf x PGA Tour merger came during his hosting duties at the British Masters this month.

Nick Faldo said that the future of golf was rather uncertain, with the shock merger between the LIV Golf Series and the PGA Tour being announced just a month ago.

While the PGA Tour will hold authoritative decision-making power in the new entity, the entire thing will be bankrolled by the Saudi Arabian PIF. As the new era in golf is approaching, Sir Nick Faldo does not have much hope for the future of LIV Golf.

Speaking via the mirror, he said:

"I don’t think so, because nobody’s really interested They’re not going to get the sponsorship they want. They call it a team [event] and it’s not because it’s stroke play."

While there were several opinions on Sir Nick Faldo's comments, LIV Golfer Graeme McDowell was quick to hit back with some of his own.

McDowell said that while he was a big fan of Faldo, the latter had not really seen what was out there or what the reality was:

"He’ll always be a legend to me. But he hasn’t been out here. He hasn’t come out to see this for himself. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Just come out here and have a look and watch the best players in the world."

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Greame McDowell hits back at Sir Nick Faldo: "People are going to protect what they’re going to protect in the moment"

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He further pointed out that just as Nick Faldo was at the British Masters, hosting the event that he cared about, there were a lot of people who cared about LIV Golf and keeping it alive in the coming years.

He said:

"There are guys that care a lot about this product and I can’t wait to see where it plugs in because I truly believe it will be a part of golf in the future. Nick’s there at the British Masters protecting [his event]. People are going to protect what they’re going to protect in the moment.”

The shock LIV Golf x PGA merger deal, however, has quite a long way to go. With several of the details yet to be hashed out completely, its finalisation could take upto a year.