World No.3 Jon Rahm mentioned he doesn’t anticipate monetary compensation from the PGA Tour for not leaping ship to affix LIV Golf after an settlement was reached for the 2 entities to merge.
In a shock announcement final month, the PGA and DP World Excursions agreed to merge with the golf-related companies of the Saudi Public Funding Fund (PIF), which had bankrolled enormous signing bonuses for gamers to affix LIV.
Particulars stay sparse as to how the deal will work in follow with main gamers from each the PGA Tour and LIV Golf admitting this week they continue to be in the dead of night.
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In keeping with experiences, Phil Mickelson acquired a signing bonus of $US200 million to affix LIV, whereas different main champions Cameron Smith, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson all banked over $100 million every.
However Masters champion Rahm believes compensation for gamers who remained loyal to the PGA Tour shouldn’t be one of many hindrances to an settlement.
“I perceive the PGA Tour eager to do one thing for these gamers who helped and stayed on the PGA Tour, however on the identical time — and I’ll be the primary one to say — I wasn’t pressured into something. It was my alternative to remain,” mentioned Rahm.
“All of us had the prospect to go to LIV and take the cash and we selected to remain on the PGA Tour for no matter motive we selected.
“…. Do I feel they completely must be and there have to be a compensation? No. I simply stayed as a result of I feel it’s the only option for myself and for the golf I wish to play. Now, with that mentioned, in the event that they wish to do it, I’m not going to say no.”
“As I’ve mentioned earlier than, I already make an incredible dwelling doing what I do. I’m extraordinarily grateful, and that every one occurred due to the platform the PGA Tour offered me.
“So far as I’m involved they’ve finished sufficient for me, and their focus must be on bettering the PGA Tour and the sport of golf for the longer term generations.
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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has been criticised by the likes of three-time main winner Jordan Spieth and world quantity six Xander Schauffele for the shortage of transparency over the deal, which intends to deliver to an finish golf’s civil warfare.
Rahm, although, mentioned he’ll maintain again any judgement till it turns into clear what the way forward for the Tour appears to be like like.
“I feel what the administration of the PGA TOUR, the flip they took with out us understanding was very surprising, however I nonetheless assume he’s (Monahan) been doing an awesome job,” added Rahm.
“Proper now after that occurred, I solely assume it’s truthful to present them the precise time to work issues out.
“I nonetheless assume they’ve the very best curiosity of the gamers at coronary heart. “All we’ve got proper now, it’s a framework settlement. It’s an settlement to have an settlement. We actually don’t have something proper now to have the ability to say or decide what they’ve finished.”