Jon Rahm BLASTS LIV Golf as he quashes latest rumours: "Never liked the format"
Jon Rahm confirms he will NOT be tempted into a move to LIV Golf.
Jon Rahm has well and truly quashed all talk of him ever moving from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf League by declaring he has "never liked the format".
Rahm's name has been thrown around like confetti on social media (largely by LIV Golf fan accounts) when it comes to a shock transfer away from the PGA Tour.
It is believed Rahm was offered in the region of $400m to leave the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf after he won The Masters in April.
That was one of a number of huge offers made to some of the best PGA Tour players.
But Rahm, now a two-time major champion, admits he can only laugh at the latest rumours on the Golf Sin Etiquetas podcast.
Rahm is not a fan of the 54-hole team format, or the shotgun start by the sounds of it.
He does still enjoy playing with some of the LIV Golf players in the majors, though.
The above podcast was translated into English by Handicap 54.
Rahm told the podcast:
Rahm added:
The PGA Tour last month announced plans for a shock merger with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which currently bankrolls LIV Golf.
Rahm said he was informed of the merger two minutes before it was announced to the public, but he thought it was April 1.
Should the merger go ahead, it is understood that LIV Golf will still be in operation, at least in the eyes of LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman who confirmed over the weekend that the circuit will remain in 2024 and it continues to attract the attention of a number of PGA Tour players.
Speaking to LIV Golf commentator Arlo White last week, Norman said:
While Rahm is happy with life on the PGA Tour ahead of a potential Saudi PIF merger, he does still believe LIV Golf will continue in future years.
Rahm does believe "punishment should be in order", though.
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