Jon Rahm, current champion Augusta Masters Ranked third in the world rankings, he will accept the multimillion-dollar offerLIV Golf He will be promoted to join the golf circuit born in 2022 Saudi ArabiaThis is news that will shake the foundations of the sport. The agreement, which is waiting to be formalized, will mean a contract worth approximately 550 million euros for the player. Barrika (Bizkaia) will leave the circuit American PGA and DP World Tour (The European tour) will participate in the competition that was born two years ago and led to the war against the ‘greens’. Rahm’s contract will be the biggest in world sports history.
In February 2022, Jon Rahm He officially declared his “commitment to the PGA Tour”. This intervention occurred with the start of the period. Golf Backed by Saudi sheikhs who showered petrodollars on halfbacks who followed suit with the Spaniards and switched to LIV Sergio García, Eugenio Chacarra and David Puig, those who have already made the leap Super League. Later, Rahm rejected the first offer of 400 million.
stance womb It has undergone a radical transformation since then. Following many rumors in recent days, the newspaper Telegram Yesterday, it was reported that the Saudis offered the Basque player a contract bonus of around 550 million euros to be included in their circuit until 2029. Wall Street Magazine (WSJ) went further to admit that the deal was closed but would become official within the next few hours. departure womb It would be a very heavy blow for the American circuit. PGA Tour.
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The almost irrefutable offer you received womb financing circuit Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) comes at an important time for the golf world, as the two leagues are in the midst of a controversial merger. Although there are figures from the latter who are still at war against the Saudis Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy.
womb He became the player most desired by Saudi tycoons, but he is not the only player. However, his decision does not respond solely to economic reasons. He also feels uneasy with leaders of the PGA Tour, such as the commissioner. Jay Monahanboth after the Basque player and Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods He defended the American circuit in the golf war, and the PGA Tour announced its merger agreement with LIV last June without prior consultation.
The Basques had already mentioned the financial problem and the possibility of joining LIV. «I never played golf for economic reasons. I play for the love of golf and I want to compete against the best in the world. I’ve always been interested in history and heritage and that’s what the PGA has. Winning has meaning Monument to Arnold Palmer, Los Angeles or Torrey Pines. My heart goes out to the PGA Tour. That’s all I can say,” he warned in another thought.
This time womb He did not comment on his intentions after receiving this dizzying offer. However, it will be known before the end of December whether he appears on the Saudi circuit list or continues to compete on the PGATour. But the merger agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV will allow the company to continue competing in all four major Grand Slam events (Augusta Masters, US Open, PGA Championship and British Open). It has not yet been determined whether LIV players will be able to compete in the tournament. Ryder Cup.
In the league called Super League womb He also has friends like Americans Phil Mickelsonanyone Sergio Garcia, a reference for it. Openly Steve Loy representative womb And Phil Mickelson, They have been negotiating with the Saudis for weeks, playing at Liv Golf since the opening of the circuit. womb before christmas.