Strong message from Jon Rahm on the controversy between LIV Golf and the Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup it must have the best players and it doesn’t matter if some decide to join LIV Golfsaid the Spanish player Jon Rahmworld number 2 and current champion of masterswho also expressed his sorrow at the loss of his Spanish compatriot Sergio Garcia in the rivalry against the United States that will be held this year in Rome (Italy, September 29-October 1).

García holds the record for points won in European team history and finished unbeaten in the three games he played with Rahm in the 2021 edition, though USA achieved a resounding success in Whistle Narrow.

However, the Castellón native is ineligible for the 2023 Ryder Cup after giving up the Touring Europe to join LIV Golf, the millionaire super league funded by Saudi Arabia.

“I will miss him. We make a great couple in Whistling Straits,” Rahm said at his press conference in Muirfield Village Golf Clubbefore the contest memory of this week’s American circuit of PGA.

“I’ll explain the story again. I think the Spanish couple in the Ryder Cup is something that is at the root of the Ryder Cup. Look what Seve Ballesteros and Txema Olazabal they can do throughout their careers, so it’s a little sad for me that politics gets in the way of such a great event,” Rahm said emphatically.

Garcia’s resignation came a month after DP World Tourformerly known as the European Tour, will win its legal battle to suspend and fine players who participate without permission in LIV Golf tournaments.

Garcia, champion of Masters of 2017also said that before announcing his resignation he spoke with the European captain of the Ryder Cup, Luke Donaldto see where he stood on being part of the team and told him he had “no chance”.

But if reigning Masters champion Rahm makes it through, Garcia will be there Marco Simone Golf & Country Club from Rome from September 29 to October 1.

“Again, it’s the best Europeans against the best Americans, period. And whatever happens, for me it shouldn’t matter who plays or not in LIV Golf,” insisted Rahm, who threw more capes at his compatriot Sergio Garcia.

“He is the most suitable to represent the European team. And I find it hard to believe that the best player that Europe has ever had, the most successful player in Europe in the Ryder Cup, is not suitable to be in the team,” he said. the Basque player.

Currently, four Spaniards are in the top-10 in the European classification of the Ryder Cup: Jon Rahm (1st), Adrian Otaegui (6th), Jorge Campillo (8th) and Pablo Larrazabal (9th).

Rahm hopes he is not the only Spaniard in Luke Donald’s 12-man squad in Rome. “I will miss Sergio, but with that said I want to be hopeful. There are a couple of Spanish guys playing really well right now and I hope they can join me in the team,” Jon concluded.