Graeme McDowell says he's received death threats telling him to 'go die' having joined LIV Golf tour
By Ben Morse, CNNUpdated 0946 GMT (1746 HKT) July 5, 2022 ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH(16 Videos)Phil Mickelson defends joining Saudi-funded LIV GolfHere's what one couple wanted to do with Stanley Cup mistakenly delivered to their houseThis is how athletes used their voices to call for social changeThese NBA stars are hoping to hit the right notes in the wine industryMeet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of MovementElina Svitolina is on a 'mission' to help war-torn UkrainePatrice Evra: Former France star opens up about sexual abuseFemale amputee athlete runs 104 marathons in 104 daysNicola Spirig: Greatest female triathlete reflects on career after announcing retirementCNN sits down with 2022 US Open winner Matt FitzpatrickUltra runner Ryan Sandes' must-haves for navigating Lesotho'I was close to death,' says former Liverpool star as Paris police response is in the spotlightCliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world's beaches'Maybe we are alone': Jude Bellingham questions whether authorities 'care' about racist abuse directed at Black footballers'Pathetic!': NBA coach calls out McConnell in wake of school shootingGolden State Warriors' Damion Lee: 'It's easier to get a gun than baby formula'(CNN)Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell said that he's received death threats telling him to «go die» having joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour.
Golfers have been criticized heavily for joining the breakaway tour, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) — a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia — for the «money-grabbing» nature of the exodus from golf's traditional tours and for accepting money from a country with