‘That’s a big catch and a big loss,’ said Justin Rose in response to Jon Rahm leaving for LIV Golf.
Jon Rahm’s Justin Rose Leaves LIV Golf: ‘Big Win, Big Loss’
“It’s a big deal,” Rose said Thursday in response to multiple reports that Jon Rahm is leaving the PGA Tour to sign with LIV Golf. LIV has officially confirmed that Lahm has left for a golf league funded by the Saudi Arabia-backed Sovereign Investment Fund. “It’s a big win and a big loss. It serves to weaken one part and strengthen the other. “I don’t know who else would go with John,” Rose said. “It would be a shame if it was just John. What does this mean for flow? If you add a drop to John, it’s not good.
Rose was at Tiburon Golf Club on Thursday ahead of the 2023 Grant Thornton Invitational, which features top players from the PGA Tour and LPGA. Rose, who lives in Britain, shared one of golf’s greatest moments with Spain’s Lahm as he led Team Europe to victory at the Ryder Cup in Rome.
Rosa Rahm, currently ranked third in the Official World Golf Ranking and fifth in the Golfvi/Sagarin Rankings, does not know what leaving the LIV-sponsored tournament would mean for the deal between the tour and Saudi Arabia. PIF. . golf. Asked if this could jeopardize the framework agreement announced six months ago, Rose said: “100 percent.”
“This may encourage LIV to continue the recruitment process, which may be slightly behind.”
“The players didn’t necessarily want to accept the deal and that was a big part of the problem and now we have to live with the consequences. We are still talking to PIF about investment, but are we willing to give them enough money to appease them so that LIV doesn’t become their top priority?
“It will be very interesting to see how things develop over the next month. “When we see John go, that will be a big piece of the puzzle.”
Rickie Fowler, who previously denied rumors of a possible move to LIV, is also weighing in on if and when a deal will be reached.
“The contract deadline is at the end of the year. It’s hard to believe it’s going to happen,” Fowler said Thursday. “Breaking up is not a good thing. I hope everything goes in the right direction for the good of the game. We will find out.”
Rose looked at Ram, looking for signs that the stories of the last few weeks were baseless. But he was not deterred when Lahm easily disappeared from the net. Rahm had the opportunity to deny reports that he would donate more than $300 million to LIV, but the silence was “deafening,” according to Rose.
“A lot had to happen for John to get to this point because I know he’s one of those players who doesn’t just play for the money,” Rose said. “But money comes with a certain amount of money that’s hard to ignore. “I don’t think he’s one to sacrifice his level of play just for money. He certainly feels he has a future and he’s one of the lucky few to play in every major league, so that’s probably going to be a big factor in the decision .”.
Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, is more interested in competing in golf’s biggest events, including majors and the Ryder Cup. He is also considered a future European Ryder Cup captain.
In addition, Rose has won more than $92 million in prize money on the PGA World Tour and DP World Tour. But when it comes to Rahm, an 11-time PGA Tour winner who has earned more than $51 million, we wonder what Rose thinks of his legacy.
“I think John is a legacy player,” Rose said. “He really represents Spain and they have Seve (Ballesteros) and Jose María (Olazabal). He knows where he stands in the context of Spanish golf, world golf and European golf. “I think it was reckless of him to make that decision.”
