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"If Saudi Arabia wants to use the game of golf as a way for them to get to where they want to be - and they have the resources to accelerate that experience - I think we are proud to help them on that journey. "We are not politicians," he added. "I know you guys hate that expression but we are really not, unfortunately. We are professional golfers."Asked about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2018, McDowell stated: "I think we all agree up here, take the Khashoggi situation... we all agree that was reprehensible. No-one is going to argue that fact. But we are golfers. Speaking personally, I feel that golf is a force of good in the world." https://twitter.com/Mockneyrebel/status/1534134444545691649
'Watch this space. It will be a compelling field in no time. There is room [in] the sport for this product. 'Once the smear campaign dies down and the golf takes over, we will see.'https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1538317684324065280 Asked by one of his followers if the current world number 374 would be a part of these "compelling" fields, McDowell admitted, "Probably not. Gotta play better." When another Twitter user interjected after he quoted a No Laying Up tweet on Joel Dahmen, McDowell was quick to reply. https://twitter.com/Graeme_McDowell/status/1538313462618660864 Calling reportage and both fans and journalists asking valid questions about Saudi Arabia and sports-washing a 'smear campaign' is rash from Graeme McDowell. Instead, it perhaps gives an insight to how the golfer, away from the TV cameras and microphones, really feels.
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