{"id":97136,"date":"2023-12-08T01:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T01:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=97136"},"modified":"2023-12-08T01:24:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T01:24:43","slug":"liv-golf-spell-jon-rahms-name-wrong-while-announcing-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/golf\/liv-golf-spell-jon-rahms-name-wrong-while-announcing-move\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf spell Jon Rahm's name WRONG while announcing move"},"content":{"rendered":"
LIV Golf botched their announcement of Jon Rahm joining the Saudi rebel circuit by spelling his name incorrectly in a word search posted on social media to confirm his move from the PGA Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A post on Thursday night by LIV’s social media account showed a word search for fans to find the name of three new arrivals to the tour.<\/p>\n
Across the fourth and fifth row down was the name ‘John Rahm’ – but the Spaniard spells his name ‘Jon’.<\/p>\n
It’s an awkward start for Rahm, the Masters\u00a0champion, whose move is undoubtedly a crippling blow for the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard had long distanced himself from joining LIV but if anything, his words in times gone by appear to have pumped up his price tag.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Jon Rahm was confirmed as a LIV Golf player on Thursday – moving for $570million<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u00a0Rahm’s name was spelt incorrectly on a word search posted by LIV to first announce his move<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Rahm spoke to FOX about the move and insisted he wasn’t joining for the $570million\u00a0<\/p>\n
He joins LIV in a deal that could rise to an astonishing total of $570million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I laugh when people rumor me with LIV Golf. I never liked the format. My heart is with the PGA Tour,’ Rahm said just three months ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But on Thursday, he said on X: ‘I am proud to join LIV Golf and be part of something new that is bringing growth to the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I have no doubt that this is a great opportunity for me and my family and am very excited for the future.’<\/p>\n
Rahm also appeared on Fox News, wearing a LIV jacket, to confirm his move but would not openly say how much he is being paid to switch tours.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It’s not an easy decision,’ Rahm said. ‘There were a lot of things LIV had to offer that was really enticing.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Spaniard’s deal to head to LIV is believed to earn him around $570million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I can’t comment on any of that, nor do I want to,’ Rahm said. ‘It is private and it is going to stay private. Listen, it was a great offer. The money is great, it is wonderful.’<\/p>\n
Rahm insisted the motive behind the move was to grow the game, adding: ‘I’m an ambitious person, not a greedy one.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asked about the PGA Tour, Rahm said: ‘This wasn’t anything personal for them, it was for my family. I hope the friends that I made stay my friends.’<\/p>\n