Jon Rahm He said this Monday, 45 years after playing his first LIV Golf tournament in Spain, that believes that the team format of this circuit, “similar to that of football and other team sports”, can “inspire” young people Spaniards play golf.
“I think it’s something that will inspire young players in Spain to grow up wanting to be part of a team., a LIV Golf team, as well as soccer and other team sports. It’s a different way of playing golf, but equally viable,” said Rahm a few weeks after returning to his country to play on the Valderrama course (Cádiz) at LIV Golf Andalucía.
Rahm emphasized that in this format created by LIV, unlike the PGA Tour, “it’s easier to support a team than a player” because this way the fan can “follow it and be part of something ,” and commented that each team, As in his case, Legion XIII of which he is captain, “has a special essence.”
“This is something that I think will help the sport in general, especially in Spain“, the Basque player said in a statement by LIV Golf where he emphasized that the team format that the Saudi circuit has “will stimulate the sport and it will give a boost” because many people will follow Rahm’s teammates “because they’re on the team. .”
Rahm, who emphasized that “it’s always special to return to Valderrama” and Spain, commented that this new modality could give “new air” to golf after “having difficulties in recent years” and asserted the category of the Andalusian course.
“I remember watching the Volvo Masters many years ago, where the best players in Europe were competing, and it was an incredible event. Then came a second phase that probably moved it into the background, and it wasn’t as popular as it probably was because of what a great golf course it is and how iconic it is,” Rahm commented.
However, for the winner of last year’s Augusta Masters, “to see it again in the position it deserves and to be a meeting place for an audience, like the Spaniards, who closely follow team sports, is something good for in Spain and great for golf .”
“It’s a golf course with a lot of history, Spanish history, and I’m happy to come back with the level of field and competition it deserves,” Rahm emphasized.
Likewise, the Biscayan golfer confessed that he already wants to return to Spain: “Not everything is competing! I miss being at home, surrounded by my family, the love of the fans here…”, said Rahm, who stressed that he He also wants to see his family and, above all, to taste gastronomy again: “Spanish cuisine is a luxury and every time we have the opportunity to go back and enjoy it it is a pleasure.”
With a month and a half left before the tournament in Valderrama, Rahm is, together with Sergio García from Castellón, one of the best confirmed golfers, along with Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Patrick Reed , in a tournament that will be played from July 12 to 14 in the Cádiz field.
Source: La Verdad
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