Jon Rahm chose to leave the PGA Tour in order to join LIV Golf back in December 2023.
At the time, it was a huge shock to see Rahm jump ship from the PGA Tour.
He definitely would have thought that his move to LIV Golf would be the tip of the iceberg regarding a potential unification between the two tours.
Jon Rahm is still one of the biggest stars in the game, but his move to LIV Golf has unquestionably affected his ability to perform well in the majors.
In fact, since leaving the PGA Tour, Rahm’s best finish in the majors has been a tie for seventh (twice).
Jon Rahm has undoubtedly damaged his legacy by joining LIV, but it’s not too late to reverse that.
But would he actually like to rejoin the PGA Tour?
Jon Rahm responds when asked if he regrets joining LIV Golf
LIV Golf is in all sorts of trouble right now, with Saudi Arabia’s PIF set to withdraw their funding from the league upon the completion of the 2026 season.
If LIV Golf does end up folding, Rahm would be one of the players who the PGA Tour would definitely want back.
Ahead of the PGA Championship, Rahm responded when asked by reporters whether he regrets joining LIV Golf in the first place.
“I was never like thinking that I was going to be any sort of weight that would tip the scales to make things come together. That was never an argument in my mind,“ he said.
“When asked if that was the case for people to come together, that would be great. I never made a decision based on that.
“Now, I would also say I’ve made a lot of decisions in my life, and I’ve never gone back thinking, Oh, had I known this again, I would do X and Y different. I could do that about 15 different golf shots on the golf course every single day. If I lived my life like that as a golfer, I would be a very pessimistic person.
“So we don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, and all we can do is learn from things that happen in the past good and bad. Just to speculate on what could have done, what could have been different doesn’t really make much sense.“
Maybe I’m wrong, but that sounds to me like he wishes he had not joined LIV, but that he believes going through life with regrets is a pointless exercise!
He then responded when asked how he manages to compartmentalize playing golf and hearing constant rumors about LIV’s uncertain future.
“Yeah, it is something we’ve had to deal with, obviously, the week of Mexico and last week a little bit more, but it’s just some things that are out of my control,“ Rahm admitted.
“I think I said it last week, out of the few talents I have in my life, fixing a business is not one of them. I might be the worst person for that.
“So my job is to play golf, luckily. I’m decent at it. And that’s what I can focus on, right. What I can focus on is the next shot. It’s the people in charge of LIV, whose job I do not envy for a second, not now, not when things are going good because it’s not something I think I can do. It’s their job to fix it.
“So when it comes to compartmentalizing, when you see it from that point of view, there’s really not much to it. I have faith in the work that they’re doing. I have faith that they’re going to come up with a good plan.
“Until that plan is explained to us, it’s essentially — not that there isn’t anything to worry about, but I don’t think I need to add any attention to it.“
Jon Rahm’s major record since joining LIV Golf
Rahm has played in eight major championships since he swapped the PGA Tour for LIV Golf.
During those appearances, he has recorded three top-10 finishes.
He has missed one cut, after finishing at even-par for two rounds at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla.
In the other four majors, he recorded T-14, T-34, T-45 and T-48 finishes.
For a golfer like Jon Rahm, those results are simply not good enough.
And he must know in his heart of hearts that joining LIV Golf back at the end of 2023 was a poor decision, especially considering how competitive he is.
