The Spanish Jon Rahm said Tuesday that “there is a way to go together” between the LIV Golf and the PGA and that he wants to see “the best golfers compete against the best”, although he stressed that this is something that depends on the managers “at the top”, in a press conference he offered with three weeks left before he defends his crown on August Masters.
“So far I have not had a bad experience, I have seen PGA players and I assume that there are those who are not happy, but if this is my end nothing will change, I respect both sides. The future at this point” This depends on the people above, there is a way to be together, I want to see the best compete against the best. There’s room for golf to go to another level and have more of a following,” Rahm said.
“In football you have the Spanish league, the Premier League, Serie A, and then you have two big European cups, and everyone is looking at everything regardless of what they support. “There is a way to provide a product that is better for everyone, not for me, but for the fans in general,” he continued.
The Basque, who left the PGA and moved to LIV last December with a million-dollar contract, later assured, in Spanish, that a union of the two circuits could “raise the two ‘tours’.”
“There are great sports that can be together, I think there is room for everyone, enough fans for everyone. If with a certain bad vibe we can fight, imagine what can happen if there is a certain unity , who can try to raise the two ‘tours’, I think it would be good for everyone. If he knows anything, I have no idea. It’s hard to know,” he said.
At LIV, Rahm began competing in a different format that also included team golf.
“I think there is room for team play. It’s fun, in all sports people support the teams more than the players, I think there is room for team and individual golf,” he highlighted.
Rahm emphasized that his goal has not changed in recent months and that he remains determined to leave a legacy for future generations, so that there are children who want to emulate his achievements.
He admits he still gets goosebumps when he thinks about his 2023 title at Augusta, the most traditional tournament in world golf.
“There are a few moments, the third shot on the 18th, going to the green knowing I won, was the most emotional. Visiting the locker room of the champions was the most emotional for me, the power is a strange thing. to walk into that locker room as a champion. I used to go there, to see the box office, with the desire to be a champion, but to come back as a champion knowing that this is my locker room forever is a something very special,” he emphasized.
“I have the green jacket in the closet, I see it, but I don’t think I wear it often. At first I do, but then I don’t,” he added. The 2024 Augusta Masters will be held from April 11 to 14 at Augusta National Golf Course (Georgia, USA).
Rahm reported that next week he plans to visit the field to see conditions and prepare. “I think it’s very difficult to defend the title without first,” he said.
And he acknowledged that the impact on his popularity after the victory in Augusta could not be compared to any previous victory.
“There was a jump when I won the US Open, people know you better, but the jump after winning the Masters is bigger. The level of success is bigger. I think it’s an event that people watch more, along with the Ryder Cup. It has a unique tradition,” he said.
Rahm has finished in the top 10 in all four of his LIV Golf appearances this year and, while he feels good about his game, he is equally eager to test his mettle against the other talented players still playing on the PGA Tour.
“Right now, it’s great and I’m playing great golf, but I’m definitely looking forward to joining the rest of the best golfers in the world and playing the Masters with them,” said Rahm, who plans to visit Augusta National. Club next week. to once again recognize the field that hosts the first Grand Slam of the season each year.
His decision to join LIV Golf means Rahm missed three PGA Tour title defenses this year: The Sentry Tournament of Champions, American Express and Genesis Invitational.
“I won’t lie: for everyone who said it would be easy, some things have been, but not being able to defend some titles that mean a lot to me has not been,” said Rahm.
“It’s over. It’s happened. It’s a decision I made and I feel comfortable with it. I hope I can come back and defend the Masters title. That would be a dream come true,” concluded the Basque
Source: La Verdad
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