LIV Golf stars are growing confident that Jon Rahm will join the Saudi-backed tour – with players optimistic that the Spaniard will make the switch despite previously dismissing the idea
- LIV Golf stars are increasingly confident that Jon Rahm will join the Saudi-backed circuit
- Sources close to Rahm previously dismissed the idea that he would make the move
- It would be a huge blow to the PGA Tour to lose the world number 3 to the LIV circuit
Golfers on the LIV circuit are increasingly confident of landing Jon Rahm in what would be a huge coup for the Saudi-backed tour.
Sources close to the Masters champion firmly dismissed that possibility when Mail Sport approached him at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday.
However, prominent LIV players are privately optimistic that the Spaniard could be swayed by an offer far higher than the £300m he reportedly rejected ahead of the league’s first season in 2022.
That rumbling has now been followed by a report via golf outlet Bunkered on Wednesday stating that Rahm is in negotiations with Greg Norman’s circuit.
It would be a huge blow to the PGA Tour to lose world number 3, although it must be emphasized that similar noises have emerged from the LIV scene since its inception, without anything happening.
Golfers on the LIV circuit are increasingly confident of landing Jon Rahm, which would be a huge coup for the Saudi-backed tour
LIV players are privately optimistic the Spaniard could be swayed by an offer much higher than the £300m he reportedly turned down in 2022
Rahm, for his part, has maintained a close friendship with LIV star Sergio Garcia and it is remarkable how he has stayed out of the vicious mudslinging between rival tours over the past two seasons.
That has undoubtedly contributed to the ongoing rumors about his future and, unlike several players who previously made the move, he has exemptions from all majors for the next five years following his Masters victory in April.
And yet, it would still be a big surprise if a golfer so obsessed with the history of his sport turned his back on the traditional side of the game. A senior figure on the DP World Tour told Mail Sport on Sunday: ‘I really don’t see that happening.’