LIV Golf has banned Graeme McDowell for one event and fined the former US Open champion $125,000 (£98,000) after he breached anti-doping procedures by using a Vicks nasal spray to assist with cold symptoms. It marks the first visible evidence of doping control on the Saudi Arabian-backed circuit.
McDowell will sit out LIV’s Greenbrier stop next weekend after admitting his error, which happened during an event in Nashville in June. The Northern Irishman also played in subsequent LIV tournaments in Spain and England. At the latter, McDowell’s Smash team shared third.
