Jon Rahm reveals PGA Tour star blanked him as LIV Golf anger boils over at Masters

Jon Rahm reveals PGA Tour star blanked him as LIV Golf anger boils over at Masters

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Stuart Ballard

By Stuart Ballard


Published: 15/04/2024

- 10:04

Jon Rahm finished tied-45th at the Masters after shooting four-over-par in his final round on Sunday.

Jon Rahm has revealed that he was blanked by someone he formerly had a 'cordial' relationship with during the Masters.

The Spaniard left the PGA Tour at the end of last year to join LIV Golf in a deal reported to be worth a staggering £450million.


The Masters was his first event back playing with some of his former colleagues since his move to LIV.

The defending champion struggled throughout the week as he eventually finished tied-45th at nine-over-par for the tournament.

Jon Rahm handed the green jacket to Scottie Scheffler

Jon Rahm handed the green jacket to Scottie Scheffler

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There was plenty of attention on Rahm in the build-up to the Masters to see how his fellow professionals would receive him after leaving the PGA Tour.

Speaking after his final round on Sunday, Rahm admitted that he was greeted warmly by his friends.

However, there was one person who Rahm was previously close with who ignored him completely throughout the week.

"Some did. I expected it," Rahm told Golf Channel Latin America.

"And then, there was someone else who I expected to be a little tougher... and one of them hugged me.

"I think that, among all the relationships I have, it has been everything that I expected. My friends are still my friends.

"And then someone, with whom I was very cordial and had a positive relationship, has not even looked at me.

"If someone changes their opinion of me, it is more their problem than mine. I am not worried.

Jon Rahm was playing his first event back with his former colleagues

Jon Rahm was playing his first event back with his former colleagues

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"I knew it was going to happen. I didn't know who."

During his pre-Masters press conference earlier this week, Rahm gave a bit more insight into what he thought would happen after he joined LIV.

He said: "I understood my position, yes. And I understood that it could be, what I hoped, a step towards some kind of agreement, yes.

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"Or more of an agreement or expedited agreement.

"But, unfortunately, it's not up to me. But I would hope it would be something that would help expedite that process.

"But at the end of the day, I still did what I thought was best for myself."

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