Not many of our readers would remember the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor. Europe and the USA were tied at 13.5 points each, with only one match remaining on the course – Graeme McDowell vs Hunter Mahan . On the par-3 16th, McDowell drained a clutch, a historical 15-foot birdie putt, to go 2 up with two holes left, sending the crowd into frenzy. Mahan, who couldn’t take the pressure, missed the 17th green and conceded. With that, McDowell sealed the point that handed Europe its victory and etched his name into Ryder Cup folklore. But today, he is nowhere near the biennial event.

A lot of golfers have paid a price since joining LIV. The breakaway league may have brought them staggering sums of money, but it also stripped away things they once held closest to their careers. For McDowe

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