Jon Rahm torn apart and branded a ‘competitive irrelevance’ in brutal LIV Golf putdown
Jon Rahm has been torn apart in a brutal assessment of his performances this year.
Jon Rahm has been a ‘competitive irrelevance’ at major championships since joining LIV Golf, commentator Eamon Lynch has said in a brutal takedown. Lynch says Rahm has performed ‘miserably’ ahead of The Open.
The Spaniard heads to Royal Troon having struggled for form. He failed to compete with the leaders in his defence of the Masters and then underwhelmed at the PGA Championship.
Rahm, who signed a widely reported £450million deal with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour at the end of 2023, was forced to pull out of the US Open at Pinehurst No 2 with a foot injury. That compounded his misery in the majors.
In a brutal takedown, Golf Channel’s Lynch has labelled Rahm a ‘competitive irrelevance’ in the majors ahead of The Open. He hinted at the 29-year-old’s form being poor ever since he joined LIV Golf, and wondered whether it is a ‘coincidence’.
“I know he withdrew from Pinehurst with a foot injury earlier that week but he’s been a competitive irrelevance in the major championships so far this year.
“A guy who won The Masters and contended in two other major championships [last year] and was such a storyline every time we went to a major championship.