All the proof one needs for what contending at Valderrama means to Rahm can be found in his answer when asked where the adrenaline levels are compared with big moments in his career.
The 2023 LIV player of the year announced on social media that he received an invitation from the PGA of America to compete in next week’s PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
Talor Gooch will not be trying to qualify for next month’s US Open. And let’s just say it’s a pretty big lock that the USGA will not extend him a special exemption like it did overnight for Tiger Woods.
Why do nondescript American golfers seem to find prosperity in Australia? For Brendan Steele, the answer partly lies in the player who is the antithesis of a nondescript American.
Jon Rahm’s signature with LIV Golf was confirmed last week in a blaze of letterman jacket glory, but it remains to be seen whether the Spaniard will force changes to a league whose format he has previously critiqued.
Australia’s Cameron Smith has coughed up his LIV Golf season-long points lead, opening the door for Brooks Koepka to win in Jeddah and fellow American Talor Gooch to claim the $A32 million season title.
The message LIV Golf projected at its Valderrama tournament—its first since the June 6 announcement of a partnership between its financiers, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), and the PGA Tour—was simple: the fledgling league isn’t going anywhere.