Rahm calls for LIV to play 72-hole tournaments

Golf

Masters champion Jon Rahm has called for LIV Golf to move to the traditional 72-hole tournament format used on the PGA Tour, as the two circuits continue to compete against each other.

Rahm announced his decision to join LIV in December for a reported $300 million multi-year deal after previously dismissing their 54-hole events, shotgun starts and no cut rules.

The Spaniard told the BBC he would like to see the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit move to more traditional rules.

“If there ever was a way where LIV could go to 72 holes I think it would help all of this argument a lot,” Rahm said.

“The closer I think we can get LIV Golf to some other things the better. I think it would be for some kind of unification to feed into a world tour or something like that.

“I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but I definitely wouldn’t mind going back to 72 holes.”

The World No. 3 also said his decision to join LIV Golf from the PGA Tour could prove to be a tipping point in the sport as the two circuits continue to compete against each other.

“That’s a well thought out argument. I could be the start of a tipping point in that sense,” Rahm said.

“I understood the weight that [my] decision could have and the impact it could have. I understood that perfectly and that’s why it wasn’t an easy decision.

“The balance of golf could be disturbed a little bit. Luckily in my career, especially last year, I accomplished a lot and I got to be one of the bigger names in golf.

“There are few active players that could have had a bigger impact than myself in that sense. Not to be patting myself on the back too much, but I understood the position I was in.”

Rahm will attempt to defend his Masters crown when the tournament gets underway on Thursday.

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