Lee Westwood reacted after learning of recent comments from Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy about LIV Golf and the potential for LIV golfers returning to the PGA Tour. Westwood was among the LIV golfers invited to the Alfred Dunhill Championship and was asked about that drawing criticism. It prompted him to respond to the comments he said he'd heard from McIlroy and Scheffler.
"I really don't care what people think, to be perfectly honest. I think it illustrates that people like LIV players playing in their events, promoters, and sponsors, no matter which tour they're on, they bring quality to tournaments," Westwood said in a video clip from TNT Sports. "You know, I heard Rory's comments yesterday.
I thought Scottie answered the question well, and Rory's answer was just typical of Rory, really. It wasn't well thought out. There's a lot of players on this tour who bring value to tournaments," he said.
More news: Scottie Scheffler Addresses Potential for Breaking Major Tiger Woods Record The Alfred Dunhill Championship is part of the Southern African Sunshine Tour and occurs annually in South Africa at Leopard Creek or other courses. It features a collection of professional golfers invited to participate. Last year, Jayden Schaper won the event at Leopard Creek.
Charl Schwartzel won the event four times in a career that also included him winning The Masters in 2011. So what did Scheffler and McIlroy say about LIV Golf recently? Amid ongoing speculation about a potential LIV Golf shutdown over funding issues, they offered opposite perspectives on LIV golfers returning to the PGA Tour.
"I would argue, have they brought value to LIV? I think the PGA Tour's in a really good spot," McIlroy told reporters when asked about it. However, Scheffler said that having "the best players competing against each other more often is what everybody wants." Scheffler, the recent St.
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