Rahm to lead PGA Tour exodus as two stars set to join him after '£450m' LIV deal
Jason Day and Adrian Meronk could both follow Jon Rahm in joining LIV Golf, with the Spaniard backed to become the breakaway league's next big-money signing.
Rahm has been linked with making a shock move to the LIV setup in recent weeks, with a reported £450million signing fee set to be on the table. As rumours surrounding the Masters champion's future continue to spread, a report from the Daily Telegraph claimed he may well not be the only Tour player weighing up the move.
The report reveals that former major champion Day, and four-time DP World Tour winner Meronk could also follow suit, although there is still 'nothing concrete' when it comes to Rahm's deal with the breakaway league.
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Along with Rahm, the signing of Day would be another impressive coup for Greg Norman and co, with the Australian one of the most established players on the PGA Tour. Meronk too would prove to be a clever piece of business, with the Pole's one of Europe's top players, having recently received his card onto the PGA Tour.
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Amid his own links to the Saudi-backed series, Masters champion Rahm has opted to remain silent on the topic. His fellow PGA Tour players have had their say though, including 15-time major champion Tiger Woods."Hypothetically would it surprise me? Yes," Woods said at last week's Hero World Challenge.
"But there's so many different things that have happened in the last, as you said, 48 hours but also in the last few weeks. Things have changed and will continue to change. Our deadline's [for the framework agreement] coming up here soon, so there's a lot of moving parts.
Jason Day could join Jon Rahm at LIV GolfFormer Masters champion Jordan Spieth also had his say on the matter, and believes the 29-year-old would be a huge loss to the PGA Tour. "Jon Rahm is one of the biggest assets that we have on the PGA Tour,” Spieth said. “So it would really be not very good for us in general, because we want to play against the best players in the world, and that’s what Jon is. I know there’s been some guys that have talked to him.
"I know he’s maybe weighing some decisions, maybe not. I really don’t know, so I don’t want to insult him and say he’s weighing decisions if he already knows he’s not or he is. That’s somewhat out of my control, in a way. Obviously, I could speak probably on behalf of 200-plus PGA Tour players in saying that we really hope that he’s continuing with us.”
On the other side of the saga, those playing on the LIV circuit would unsurprisingly love to welcome one of the world's top performers onto their roster for the 2024 campaign. “It would be huge for LIV Golf," LIV star Joaquin Niemann claimed per The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Obviously, we’ve got a lot of good players, but Jon Rahm could be one of the best players in history, the way he plays and everything he brings to the game. If he comes it will be nice; if not, we’ll keep doing what we’re doing.”
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