Jon Rahm advised ESPN that whereas Rory McIlroy has been supportive of his determination to affix LIV Golf, Tiger Woods has but to answer his makes an attempt to elucidate his soar from the PGA Tour to the rival circuit.
Rahm, 29, presently ranked No. 3 on the planet, joined LIV Golf in December for a deal within the neighborhood of $500 million.
“I imply, Tiger, I texted him and the people who attempt to attain out, you understand, the method, once I signed and I simply let him know, ‘Hey, you understand, this can be a private determination. I’ve nothing in opposition to anyone,'” Rahm advised ESPN’s Marty Smith in a current interview.
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Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open and 2023 Masters champion, is in Saudi Arabia this week for the LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah occasion that begins Friday.
“It is a new change. An enormous change,” Rahm advised ESPN. “I do not need to skip by way of this level: An enormous change how golfers get compensated. I might be mendacity if I mentioned it wasn’t an enormous a part of it. In a nutshell, I am getting extra to play the identical sport and have extra time. I do not learn about most individuals, however that sounds nice to me.”
Woods has seemingly ghosted Rahm, however the captain of LIV Golf group Legion XIII mentioned that World No. 2 Rory McIlroy responded in a optimistic method.
“Rory has been supportive publicly of my determination, and he was privately as nicely,” Rahm mentioned.
Rahm completed in a tie for third on the season-opening LIV Golf occasion in Mayakoba (Feb. 2-4) and positioned eighth at Las Vegas (Feb. 8-10).
Discipline Stage Media contributed to this report.
