Jon Rahm Shuts Down Some Idiot Claiming He's Joining LIV, Thanks Them For Making Him Richer
I love this from Rahm. Just a great tweet and I say this as a Rahm guy. I love that he gets pissed off on the course. I love that he'll lose his mind sometimes. I love that he wins. The only time I don't like him is Ryder Cup, which is why I want him to stay on the PGA Tour. I understand why some guys are joining LIV but Rahm is a PGA guy. Good. That's good for golf since the majority of us are watching PGA over LIV 99% of the time anyways.
But he's right. He should thank LIV for making him richer. The PGA was going to have to respond at some point to the absurd money and everything else LIV was doing. So they up the PIP - the Player Impact Program.
[Source] - Meanwhile the total PIP bonus pool has doubled from what was previously announced to $100 million (£85 million/€100 million) and 20 players in total will be beneficiaries, rather than 10.
Changes to PIP will come into effect from 2022.
The secretive PIP formula will be used to define what the PGA Tour classes as a "top player".
PIP rewards "players who resonate the most with fans and media", the PGA Tour says, with new metrics promised to be incorporated into the new criteria.
So if he wants to make more money, good for him. Rahm shows up for events. He wins events. He's one of the biggest names in golf. It also just shows how Twitter works. This guy out here claiming he has a source while Rahm squashes it. I can only imagine how many people actually believed Rahm. It's a staple. Guy says something about his own career, people doubt it.
There's no real reason for Rahm to leave for LIV. I know he can make more money but let's not act like he's squeaking by here. It's still the PGA Tour. It's still playing 72 holes against Scottie, JT, Spieth, Rory, Xander, Cantlay, etc. Nothing better than going viral though for reminding people you're about to make more money and not piss people off.