In the days after his tie for seventh in last week’s Open Championship at Troon, and before he arrived in the Midlands of England for LIV Golf’s UK tournament this week, two-time major winner Jon Rahm thought long and hard about what would give him a better chance to win an Open played on a Read more…
Associate professor of strength and conditioning at the London Sport Institute, Dr Chris Bishop found that it’s your ability to apply explosive force that is the most important quality when it comes to golfers’ ability to swing the club fast, and hitting the ball far.
To the untrained eye, it looked like McIlroy had missed a “gimme” with a US Open trophy on the line. Rahm, who was watching on the couch like the rest of us after withdrawing early in the week due to injury, believes it was anything but.
While both Paige Mackenzie and Golfweek writer Eamon Lynch had some strong comments, nobody went harder at the Spaniard than former PGA Tour winner Arron Oberholser.
Though Rahm has said he is happy with his decision to join the Saudi-backed league, he’s also admitted that leaving the PGA Tour was harder than he thought.
The second edition of LIV Golf Adelaide was a reminder that the idea that putting the fans first and working backward from there is guaranteed for success.
Johnson, who went a more conservative, American route in 2021, has nothing but love for Rahm’s choices, even if he barely understands what any of them are.
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.