Jon Rahm responds to shock rumour that he is unhappy on LIV Golf
Jon Rahm has denied a wild Golf Digest report this week that claims he is unhappy on LIV Golf and desperate to head back to the PGA Tour.
Rahm, 29, became the superstar signing on LIV Golf at the end of 2023.
The former World No.1 reportedly accepted a five-year deal in the region of $600m.
It was a shock move to many in the sport given Rahm had made it clear multiple times in 2022 that LIV Golf was “not appealing” to him.
“My heart is with the PGA Tour,” Rahm said two years ago as he declared his fealty to the American circuit.
Little more than a year later, Rahm went back on his word and pen to paper on a huge new deal with the breakaway Saudi golf league.
Now eight months into his first season with LIV Golf, rumours are swirling that Rahm is having second thoughts.
But is he really?
According to a Golf Digest article written by Jaime Diaz this week, an unnaned ‘Tour insider’ told the publication “if Jon Rahm could give the money back to the Saudis and come back to the PGA Tour, he couldn’t write the cheque fast enough.”
You can read the full quotes here.
Jon Rahm hits back at shock LIV Golf rumour that he wants to return to PGA Tour
Rahm was pressed for comment on the shock rumour during a rain delay in the first round of LIV Golf Greenbrier on Friday afternoon.
Per Pro Golf Critic on X / Twitter, Rahm laughed off Golf Digest’s claim and said the publication loves to “just make sh*t up”.
Rahm is understood to have said:
“Yeah that’s why I can’t stop smiling out here.
“They just make sh*t up.
“Couldn’t be further from the truth.”
Pro Golf Critic tweeted: “Complete garbage from Jaime Diaz and Golf Digest.”
He added: “So Jaime and Golf Digest talk to ‘anonymous sources’. Well, we just talked to the ACTUAL source (who actually has integrity), so I like my sources better. Lmao.”
Rahm opened with a solid 6-under 64 in the first round of LIV Golf Greenbrier.
That’s just one shot back of the leaders.
Rahm is bidding to win back-to-back individual events on the LIV Golf League.
The Spaniard clinched his first LIV Golf title in England at JCB Golf & Country Club at the end of last month.
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