In 2023, Jon Rahm was en route to becoming the Player of the Year after his outstanding run on the PGA Tour. Apart from his iconic win at ANGC, the Spaniard had also captured the Sentry, American Express, and Genesis Invitational, making it 4 wins before May. He had another couple of runner-ups at the Mexico Open at Vidanta and the Open Championship. However, by the end of the season, Rahm’s focus had shifted to LIV Golf. He had joined the Saudi-based Tour towards the end, and Scottie Scheffler ended up winning the Player of the Year award instead.
Since then, the careers of both stars have taken separate routes. Scheffler had an outstanding 2024 to her, his third consecutive POTY award. Rahm enjoyed similar success in LIV Golf. However, the Legion XIII captain didn’t have the same success in majors as he had in 2023: top 10 in 3 out of the 4. In 2024, the stats dropped. T45 at the Masters as a defending champion. Missed the cut at the PGA Championship? He did not compete in the US Open and finished T7 at The Open. In 2025, he finished T14 at ANGC. All these ‘bad’ performances started the rumors that suggested joining LIV Golf has been detrimental for Jon Rahm in the majors. Well, after an excellent run at the top of the 2025 PGA Championship, the 30-year-old had a befitting reply.
Sitting in the Press Conference after an excellent third-round performance, a journalist asked him, “I think this is your best round in a major since you joined LIV, certainly a better position going into Sunday. Is it a process getting to this point, and do you feel vindicated given a lot of people suggested that move might hamper your ability to be in this position in these four tournaments?” A couple of weeks ago, Fried Egg Golf raised the question that the Spaniard’s pursuit in LIV Golf has cost him his major form.
Rahm was confident after the round he had. So he didn’t shy away from replying, “Me going to LIV and playing worse in majors had nothing to do with where I was playing golf. My swing was simply not at the level it had to be for me to compete. It’s easier to post a score on non-major championship courses and venues, and I think when you get to the biggest stages like this one and these courses, those flaws are going to get exposed, and it did.” Deflecting the blame away from LIV Golf, Rahm said that it was his swing that was causing an issue over the last few months.
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