[ad_1] BY PHIL CASEY Masters champion Jon Rahm hopes golf can achieve “some type of union” as he set his sights on a Sunday showdown with his PGA Tour rivals at Augusta National. The Tour’s six player-directors met with officials from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in the Bahamas on Monday as efforts continue…
[ad_1] Jon Rahm doesn’t look back on the days leading up to joining LIV Golf with any fondness. The Masters champion said it was “difficult” to maintain such levels of secrecy as speculation swirled around a shock move to the Saudi-funded tour. Despite nailing his colours to the PGA Tour mast on more than one…
[ad_1] Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf team has finally been revealed. Legion XIII is the Saudi-funded league’s brand-new side led by the Masters champion and three new players. His Ryder Cup partner Tyrrell Hatton, Tennessee University sophomore Caleb Surratt and LIV Golf Promotions graduate Kieran Vincent will be his teammates. The Telegraph reported confirmation of Hatton’s…
[ad_1] LIV Golf peppered its social media accounts for days throughout December with self-congratulatory posts after it secured the signature of Jon Rahm. And for good reason. The big man from Spain is the world No. 3, reigning Masters champion, 11-time winner on the PGA Tour and a blossoming international star. At the time, Rahm’s…
[ad_1] Jon Rahm has hinted at his surprise that he was beaten to the PGA Tour Player of the Year prize by Scottie Scheffler. Rahm had an incredible year on the PGA Tour in 2018, taking home four victories, including his second Major title at The Masters. Yet Scheffler defeated the Spaniard to take the…
[ad_1] Jon Rahm has revealed he’s “under strict instructions” not to do public events since moving to LIV Golf. The Spaniard said he won’t publicly appear until February when receiving the ‘Dama Bilbaina 2023’ in Bilbao, awarded by the private club recognising his career. “I didn’t think there would be any cameras and that it…
[ad_1] Jon Rahm left for LIV Golf last Thursday. On Monday, the PGA Tour officially suspended him, which bars him from defending his title at the season-opening Sentry as well as two other Tour stops in 2024. The Tour sent a memo to players alerting them of the move, which was not unexpected, “due to…
[ad_1] Jon Rahm and Tony Finau on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2023 Northern Trust at Liberty National. (Photo: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports) During a Zoom call with reporters ahead of the announcement, I asked Jon Rahm if he would be taking over an already-established LIV team or if he would…
