Former World No. 1 Lee Westwood doesn’t know what he’s going to do next.
The two-time Masters runner-up quipped to The Chipping Forecast podcast “I’m currently unemployed” after leaving LIV Golf.
Westwood, 53, says he hasn’t been in contact with the DP World Tour and has not agreed on a new pact with “LIV 2.0.”
“There hasn’t been anything presented to me that is agreeable for LIV 2.0, there are still a lot of things on that which need fine-tuning,” Westwood said. “I haven’t signed for 2.0. I haven’t signed anything.”
A native of Worksop, England, Westwood was a four-time European Tour Golfer of the Year and has won seven Ryder Cups. But his defection to LIV in 2022 meant he couldn’t captain the European team in 2023. Still, Westwood says he has no regrets.
“A massive financial package was put in front of me – I would have been stupid [to turn it down], but that wasn’t solely the reason that I signed up with LIV,” Westwood said. “I have no problem saying part of it was financial. I’ve made a fortune over the last four and a half years.”
Throughout his time with LIV, Westwood was one of the tour’s most vociferous defenders.
“I think Saudi Arabia, they know they have issues,” Westwood said upon joining the tour in 2022. “Lots of countries around the world have got issues, and I think they’re trying to improve. They’re trying to do it through sport, which a lot of countries do. Some countries try to do it, and I think that maybe worries people, scares people. Because people don’t like change. They like continuity and for things to stay the same.”
Westwood says he’s not sorry for his defence, but acknowledges he could have stated things in better terms at times.
“I probably could have phrased them slightly different,” Westwood said. “It’s just a game. Everybody got way too emotional and wound up about it. I am comfortable in my own skin. I made all the decisions that were right for Lee Westwood. And when you’re making decisions in life, you got to make the right decisions for you.”
Originally turning pro in 1993, Westwood has 44 career victories, including two on the PGA Tour.