Lee Westwood didn’t regret the riches made from LIV Golf despite the circuit's demise, but the 53-year-old noted there was too much waste for the rebel league to continue.

Westwood was a LIV Golf original, as the former World No. 1 had been with LIV since its first event at Centurion in June 2022. Most of his career has run its course, and he is now deciding whether to rejoin the DP World Tour alongside senior golf, and how much time he could commit after a successful life in the game.

When LIV Golf burst onto the scene in 2022, it sent shockwaves through the PGA Tour. According to Rory McIlroy, league executives were openly boasting at the Masters about their ambitions to destroy the European golf circuit.

Westwood had long believed that the PGA Tour’s dominance and concentration of wealth and power have been detrimental to the sport of golf, thereby clearing the way for him to join the European circuit.

“I think the problem golf has is it’s too US-centric. The tournaments seem to be all the same week in, week out. There’s not enough variation to stimulate your average golf fan, particularly the younger generation,” said Westwood.

“TV money in America is bigger than anywhere else in the world, and they want it on their time zone. They don’t get [TV viewing] numbers if they play tournaments elsewhere. It’s just unfortunate. And a shame for the golf fans in Asia, Australia, South Africa, places like that, who don’t get to see the world’s best up close.”

Many players were criticized for choosing the rebel circuit over marking their names in history throughout the American circuit, but Westwood doesn’t have a single regret.

“A massive financial package was put in front of me – I would have been stupid,” he said, speaking on The Chipping Forecast, of turning it down. “[But] that wasn’t solely the reason that I signed up with LIV.”

“I have no problem saying part of it was financial. I’ve made a fortune over the last four and a half years.”

LIV Golf is now in the process of liquidation after many of their top stars, including Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Ian Poulter, and others announced a departure. BC Partners attempted to step in the 2027 season, but backed out when not enough players were on board.

“I think it was the running of it more than anything,” Westwood told The Chipping Forecast when asked why LIV had failed. "I think the way the business was structured, there was too much waste, really. I think there is a business there.”

The 53-year-old noted that he doesn't need to play any more golf to enjoy a good life, and for now, he is taking a break from work.

“I’ve seen everybody’s statement and I just don’t get it,” he said before BC Partners pulled funding.

“I won’t be making a statement. It’s nobody’s business, but mine, where I go and play golf,” he said. “And I don’t feel like I’ve got to put a press release out [for] where I go and work.”

“I currently am unemployed. I haven’t signed up to anything anywhere. There was nothing presented to me that was agreeable for LIV 2.0."