PGA Tour star Jon Rahm reveals golfers hear fans talk about gambling: 'It's very, very present'

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Gambling in sports has surged since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was overturned in a Supreme Court ruling in 2018, which started states legalizing sports wagering.

Betting has since become the talk among fans at the golf course, PGA Tour star Jon Rahm said on Tuesday, and it reared its ugly head in a tournament over the weekend. Max Homa ripped a fan for disrupting his putt for a $3 side bet.

Rahm revealed that kind of talk is prevalent across greens and fairways.

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Jon Rahm smiles during a press conference prior to the Tour Championship, the third and final event of the FedExCup Playoffs, at East Lake Golf Club on Aug. 22, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)

"That happens way more often than you guys may hear. I mean, it's very, very present," he said at a news conference for the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, via ESPN. "In golf, spectators are very close, and even if they're not directly talking to you, they're close enough to where if they say to their buddy, 'I bet you 10 bucks he's going to miss it,' you hear it.

"You’re hearing the positive. ‘I got 20 bucks you make birdie here,’ things like that. But no, it’s more often than you think. It’s not caught on TV maybe, but it’s something that happens, yeah."

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan talked about the Homa incident.

Jon Rahm watches his tee shot during the first round of the BMW Championship, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Olympia Fields, Illinois. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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