Shane Lowry calling out Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf spin takes courage: ‘They own you’
NY Post
Last column of the year. Reminds me of the death row convict, when headed to the chair, asked what he wanted for his last meal.
“What are you out of?” he said.
So let’s try the Couch Potato Salad Closer:
While there’s no end to the damage excess and greed do to sports, occasionally the transparent public con jobs are challenged by the candidly and openly courageous. Thus, our Man Of The Final Week is Irish pro golfer, PGA Tour member and Florida resident Shane Lowry.
Following Jon “I’m Not In It For The Money” Rahm’s decision to accept $500 million to play on the Saudi government-owned LIV tour, Lowry said: “I think what Jon said about growing the game and stuff, that’s obviously what they have to say. They’ve signed on the dotted line. They’ve been told by the communications team that this is what you say when you’re asked this and you have no other choice because they own you now.”
As for Rahm’s claim that “I have a duty to my family” to dump the PGA Tour, on which he has won $52 million, for LIV, Lowry doesn’t quite buy that, either:
