BREAKING: Jon Rahm makes impressive return to PGA Tour, announces retirement from LIV Golf – Mirror Sports
The 29-year-old Masters champion’s big move to Saudi-backed LIV Golf has sent another shockwave through the sports world.
Masters winner Jon Rahm is said to have surpassed the PGA Tour’s prize money total by joining the Saudi-funded LIV Golf team, but the blow has widened the rift in golf as the two countries negotiate a trade deal. Rahm confirmed the decision in an interview with Fox News on Thursday, wearing a black letterman jacket with the LIV logo, and said it was a tough solution. “I was very happy,” Lam said. “But there’s a lot about Live Golf that’s very attractive.”
He said he was sticking with the agreement at the time of the interim report, and that compensation would be in the $500 million range, likely including some equity in the new team. The total PGA Tour bag in 2023 was around $ 460 million. The development comes 25 days before a June 6 deadline for the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to finalize an agreement to become commercial partners of a for-profit enterprise along with the European Tour.
