Mcdowell Has 'something To Give Back' To Ryder Cup

Three-time Ryder Cup victor Graeme McDowell says he has not fixed up dream of being progressive for Europe successful nan future.

Having played connected 4 teams and doubly served arsenic vice-captain, nan 47-year-old Northern Irishman was tipped arsenic a early European skipper earlier his arguable move to LIV Golf successful 2022.

The latest version of nan biennial title takes spot astatine Bethpage Black successful New York 26-28 September, while Adare Manor successful Ireland will big nan 2027 event.

"Jon Rahm asked maine earlier this twelvemonth if I was asked to beryllium a vice-captain astatine Beth Black would I judge it. I replied if they asked maine to make coffees for you - I would spell and make coffees," said McDowell, who famously holed nan winning putt astatine Celtic Manor successful 2010.

"That's really overmuch it intends to maine and really overmuch I want to beryllium location successful a supporting domiciled for Team Europe.

"It goes without saying arsenic we look towards Adare Manor successful 2 years' clip I would do thing to beryllium successful that European squad room, to beryllium portion of that team, to put that squad Europe garment connected 1 much time, to person nan badge connected my chest, to cheer nan guys connected and thief Europe triumph different Ryder Cup. I dream to beryllium there."

The erstwhile US Open champion added: "I consciousness for illustration I person thing to springiness back.

"I wish Team Europe each nan champion astatine Bethpage Black - I will beryllium pulling for them each changeable and wish I was there, but nan authorities is simply a batch of levels supra what I do, it's decidedly nan powers that beryllium that will fig this retired for us."

After nan model statement successful 2023, a long-awaited woody betwixt nan PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund to benignant nan disagreement successful men's master play seems nary person to resolution.

While McDowell admits it is taking longer "than we each ever imagined", he is optimistic astir nan future.

"There's a treatment process that needs to hap - really agelong that takes I don't know," he said.

"The authorities of nan crippled of play yet person to get figured retired and we person immoderate bully group astatine nan helm - a caller CEO astatine nan PGA Tour (Brian Rolapp) and Scott O'Neil, our CEO astatine LIV. I deliberation they are really awesome guys and awesome narration builders.

"At nan extremity of nan day, nan champion players successful nan world request to play together much often - that is nan headline. Obviously, Rory (McIlroy) doesn't want to play 25 times a year, truthful you only person a definite number of weeks to return nan champion players and put them together arsenic often arsenic imaginable - extracurricular of nan 4 majors.

"LIV is trucking along. I deliberation nan merchandise continues to get amended and better. Obviously, a batch of group possibly don't emotion it yet, but looking from nan wrong I deliberation we are doing a amended occupation each play and it continues."

In his 3rd play pinch LIV, McDowell helped Smash decorativeness 4th successful nan squad title - and nan erstwhile world number 4 is hopeful of remaining connected nan breakaway circuit successful 2026.

"It's TBD, there's activity to beryllium done complete nan adjacent 2 months to corroborate my contract," he said.

"I deliberation I person conducted myself well, I person played good enough, I gave myself a chance to triumph successful LIV Virginia, but nan consistency hasn't been there.

"I expect to beryllium backmost again pinch LIV, but we will see. I deliberation nan main point is I consciousness highly motivated to effort and win. I haven't had a chance to prime up a trophy successful LIV yet individually and I deliberation that's nan extremity moving into adjacent year."

McDowell, who worked arsenic a TV pundit astatine this year's Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush, considered playing astatine adjacent week's Irish Open but opted not to make an quality astatine nan K Club.

"I felt if I thought if I wasn't playing LIV successful 2026 - nan DP world circuit is thing I would modulation backmost into to springiness myself 1 aliases 2 past seasons to spot if I still person it aliases not.

"I decided I didn't want to play location this twelvemonth because I didn't want to spell and dress up nan numbers, I didn't want to spell location pinch nary different logic but conscionable to play different Irish Open.

"I americium nan benignant of a feline who likes to play pinch a bigger image and a bigger extremity successful mind."