The LIV Golf League has suspended Graeme McDowell for one event and fined him $125,000 for utilizing a nasal decongestant that contained a banned substance, the league introduced Sunday.
A LIV Golf League assertion stated McDowell examined optimistic for levomethamphetamine at a event in School Grove, Tennessee, on June 21-23.
“Forward of LIV Nashville, I used to be battling extreme congestion that was affecting my sleep,” McDowell stated in an announcement on social media. “In an effort to handle it, I used a generic Vicks nasal decongestant with out realizing it is perhaps on the banned listing.
“As knowledgeable golfer, I perceive the significance of checking all medicines and the choice to use for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). Sadly, I didn’t take the time to do that as a result of over-the-counter nature of this medication, and deeply remorse the oversight. I totally settle for the sanctions imposed by LIV.”
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— Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) August 11, 2024
McDowell, the 2010 U.S. Open winner, is the primary golfer to be disciplined below LIV Golf’s anti-doping coverage.
“LIV’s Anti-Doping coverage is designed to be thorough and clear,” McDowell stated in his assertion. “In contrast to another excursions, LIV enforces these guidelines rigorously, which made this example significantly difficult for me. Nevertheless, I respect the necessity for these guidelines and penalties – they’re important for sustaining the integrity of the game.”
McDowell will miss subsequent week’s event at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. His substitute has but to be named. McDowell will probably be eligible to return at a event in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Sept. 13-15.
McDowell tied for forty second within the 54-man area at 1 below at LIV Golf Nashville, 18 strokes behind particular person winner Tyrrell Hatton. McDowell’s Smash GC staff, captained by Brooks Koepka, completed twelfth out of 13 squads within the staff competitors.
LIV Golf stated McDowell and Smash GC will probably be disqualified from that event and their factors and prize cash will probably be adjusted retroactively.
