Jon Rahm in LIV Golf 'advanced talks' over Saudi switch but there is one sticking point

Jon Rahm is advanced talks to join LIV Golf with the Spaniard considering move to the Saudi-backed series, according to a report. And it is claimed the only hold up is over the format of the league rather than financial.

The 29-year-old has consistently been linked with joining golf’s rebels and now Flushing It Golf say the Masters champion and Ryder Cup hero is in discussions over a switch from the PGA Tour. They say: “Jon Rahm is in late stage talks to join LIV Golf and it’s believed the hold up is not financial, but is due to him wishing to modify the format of the league. Any changes would need the approval of all team captains as well as the league themselves. This is making negotiations difficult, but they are intensifying.”

The report doesn’t specify the changes but Rahm has spoken in the past about the format when quizzed on LIV Golf. He said previously: “I’ve never liked the format. And I always have a good time with Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia in the practice rounds of majors. I think LIV Golf will continue, from what I understand and have talked about with their players. None of them intend to return, and for that, they left the PGA Tour. They left for a reason.”

Rahm would be a huge loss to the PGA and rumours of him quitting for LIV ramped up last month when he said there was “no chance” of him joining the PGA Tour Policy Board following the void left by Rory McIlroy's resignation. The report of potentially joining LIV continued: “Jon won 4 times this year, including the Masters, and would be a huge asset for LIV. It is understood that if a deal is reached he would join Sergio Garcia and Eugenio Chacarra on the Fireballs, with David Puig taking the 4th spot to make an all Spanish team.”

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