Jon Rahm did not have a very fun time at this past week’s Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. And it wasn’t just because he barely made the cut and struggled his way to a T-45 finish.
Valero Texas Open winner Akshay Bhatia says his commitment to using an Odyssey broomstick putter is the one constant in a whirlwind week that saw him scrambling to fly to Augusta National after punching the very last ticket into the Masters.
Last April at Augusta, the Spaniard was the PGA Tour star who staved off his LIV Golf foes. Now he’s one of them. How Jon Rahm’s LIV stance evolved from then to now.
Winning the Masters is a life-changing event, and Rahm has already discovered that. Throw in the decision that changed the arc of his pro career, opting to join LIV, and this Masters will be unlike any other for a defending champion.
Rahm’s response was unexpected for several reasons. First of all, if you’re going to call someone out for sucking at golf, it shouldn’t be someone who can turn your body into a carnival balloon animal with their bare hands.
The Englishman joins Jon Rahm among notable signings by the Saudi-backed tour heading into its third year of existence with this week’s LIV Golf Mayakoba tournament in Mexico.
Rory McIlroy has softened his stance against PGA Tour pros who have left for LIV Golf. However, the four-time major champion is still disappointed with how the battle for pro golf supremacy is being waged.
Jon Rahm’s departure to LIV Golf moved Hughes inside the cutoff for this week’s 2024 PGA Tour season-opener, proving that while meritocracy may reign in golf, bureaucracy isn’t far behind. And now that Hughes is here, he has plenty to say.
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