Padraig Harrington has defended golfers for joining LIV Golf.
Appearing on RTE's The Late Late Show, the three-time major winner said that he understood why some players opted to join the Saudi-backed rebel golf league.
The recent inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame explained that all players joined the tour for financial reasons, and that some players needed to join because of financial difficulties.
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"Yea, I got a text message," said Harrington when asked by host Ryan Tubridy if he was approached by LIV, "I didn't want the temptation.
"If somebody comes around and offers you a hundred million, five hundred million, that's a lot of temptation. It's a lot of temptation and I didn't want it. Sometimes you just don't need it."
The Dubliner also hilariously explained how if the group approached him and didn't offer loads of money, it could have potentially put a dent in his confidence.
In terms of the reasons why players have joined the tour, money seems to be the only reason to make the controversial switch.
"Well some of the guys have gone for free, there's a lot of prize money. Whether they should go or not - that's up to the individuals.
"Some of the guys who've gone would not have been in good financial situations. Everybody's is a financial decision.
Elaborating on his decision not to join the league, Harrington explained that he would have ethical issues playing on a tour that was financially supported by Saudi Arabia. He did stress his belief however that dealing with these states and promoting inclusivity is a way to make the world a better place.
"Absolutely (have ethical concerns.) I wouldn't want to live in Saudi Arabia as it is now.
"But, I do believe inclusion changes things. So the more International inclusion of Saudi Arabia, the more the people will go 'you know what, we want to change things.'
"It's not that long ago here we used to put pregnant women in mother and baby homes. 1996 was when the last one of them closed so we're not that far away from it."
Finishing up, Harrington confirmed once again that he would not be joining LIV, and despite not agreeing with much of what LIV does, he still has friends who play there and does believe the tour has some positive impacts.
"No I'm not going, but I've lots of friends who go and they're still my friends. I can see why people would go and I can see the good of it in terms of inclusion if things change.
"I also see that the competition for the PGA Tour has turned out to be very good.
"Everybody tuned into the Masters to see the LIV players and the PGA Tour players.
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