Jon Rahm Moved To LIV Golf But He Knows The Money Isn’t Everything

At LIV Golf, Jon Rahm has acknowledged that he is having a hard time adjusting to various facets of his career, most notably not being able to defend some of his PGA Tour victories.

Jon Rahm Moved To LIV Golf But He Knows The Money Isn’t Everything

Due to the structure of the LIV calendar, the Spaniard will only have five events under his belt before he tees off at Augusta in April as the defending champion.

Before the Masters last year, Rahm triumphed three times at the Sentry, American Express, and Genesis. It was an incredible run that placed him in contention to win his first green jacket. However, Rahm gave up his opportunity to compete in those tournaments and defend those championships when he decided to attend LIV Golf. He’s starting to realize what he gave up.

Rahm became the best in the sport by winning the Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express, The Genesis Invitational, and The Masters.

The 29-year-old still has a chance to win because LIV will play in Miami one week prior to the Masters. More importantly, though, the World No. 3 admits that he misses the opportunity to defend when he moved to the Saudi-backed league.

“For everybody who said this would be easy, some things have been, but not being able to defend some titles that mean a lot to me hasn’t,” Rahm was cited as saying by ESPN.

Before winning his second major championship at the Masters in 2023, Rahm triumphed in the American Express in Palm Springs, the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, and the PGA Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. But the Spaniard is currently prohibited from taking part in any events since joining LIV in December of last year.

After leaving the PGA Tour in December to pursue unimaginable riches at LIV Golf (estimated at up to $600 million), Jon Rahm quickly rose to the top of the scoreboard on that circuit as well.

He did, however, leave behind a number of long-standing competitors and a number of cherished historic PGA Tour locations, and it’s unclear when he would return.

Rahm is a highly intelligent and eloquent speaker in the game of golf, and one of the quiet drawbacks of his exit for LIV is that he isn’t as accessible to discuss current events.

Observing the world of the Tour continue on without him, he said it was “difficult” not to be in Riviera for the Genesis Open.

“I still watched the broadcast,” he added. “I still watch golf because I love watching it. But it’s hard. It was hard not to be at the Phoenix Open at the end of February, and it was hard not to be at Hawaii because it’s another tournament that my family enjoys and I’ve done fantastic on.”

Despite the conflict between the golfers who quit the PGA Tour and those who remained, Rahm hasn’t encountered any issues with other players.

“So far I haven’t had any bad experiences,” Rahm said. “I’ve seen other PGA Tour pros and I haven’t really seen anything bad.

“I’m assuming there will be quite a few that are not happy and maybe our dynamics has changed, but from my side, nothing changes. I still respect everybody on both sides and respect the game of golf above all.”

Is Jon Rahm’s wife American?

Rahm, his American spouse Kelley, and their two kids, born in 2021 and 2022, reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Why is Jon Rahm famous?

Having won two Major championships and 20 professional victories, Jon Rahm is one of the most well-known players in golf. In 2018, 2021, and 2023, he made three Ryder Cup appearances for Europe. He signed with LIV Golf in December 2023, shocking everyone with a rumored cost of around $600 million.

What golf ball does Jon Rahm hit?

Golf ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X

 

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