The signing of Jon Rahm through LIV Golf caused an earthquake in December because the controversial Saudi Super League It included one of the great figures of the present and the future for a dizzying contract estimated at around 500 million dollars, around 450 million euros in exchange rate.
Nine months after that announcement, the Basque player confirmed his status as a star signing by finishing the season as the No. 1 on the Saudi circuit in a big way, as the winner of the last individual tournament, the LIV Golf of Chicagohis second victory of the year after an achievement in Manchester (England).
To the four million dollars reserved for the champion of each tournament (3.62 million euros), Rahm added the economic bonus of 18 million dollars (16.32) reserved for the No. 1 of 2024, so that the Spanish golfer He pocketed 22 million dollars in one day, 19.94 million euros at the exchange rate, one of the highest prizes paid in sports.
To put into perspective the thundering shower of money that the Saudi League offers and that has changed the landscape of golf, Rahm has earned 27.57 million euros in his eight professional seasons on the European circuit. In just one day, Jon won 20.28 million euros, adding the pocket change of 340.00 euros he received after finishing second on the team as captain of Legion XIII.
Jon emerged as the leader in Chicago and always controlled his pursuers, including the Chilean Joaquin Niemannthe only one who can take away the glory of No. 1. With four birdies without a mistake, Rahm finished first after signing a third card of 66 strokes for a total of 199 (-11), three behind Niemann (66) and the Castellón native Sergio Garcia (68), who shared 2nd place.
Rahm, winner of 19 titles on major circuits (two Grand Slams) took a while to debut his LIV Golf record (this is his 10th attempt), but he has been top-10 in the 12 tournaments he has played: Mayakoba (3rd), Las Vegas (8th), Jeddah (5th), Hong Kong (8th), Miami (4th), Adelaide (3rd), Singapore (10th), Nashville (3rd), Andalusia (10th), Manchester (1st), Greenbrier (2nd) and Miami (1st ).
Source: La Verdad
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