Jon Rahm has called for the LIV Golf league to move to 72 holes ahead of the Masters later this week.
The Spaniard won the prestigious prize last year and will be hoping to retain the crown at Augusta when the competition commences on Thursday.
For the first time this year, all of the world's very best players will be at the same venue.
Golf has been divided by the introduction of LIV Golf, with Rahm, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson among the A-listers to turn their back on the PGA Tour.
Jon Rahm has called for LIV Golf to change to 72 holes ahead of the Masters later this week
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While Rahm was happy to jump ship, he has previously criticised LIV's 54-hole duration.
And now, speaking to BBC Sport, the 29-year-old has called on tournament chiefs to change the format.
"If there ever was a way where LIV could go to 72 holes I think it would help all of this argument a lot," he 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."
Rahm also thinks that LIV are capable of luring any player away from the PGA Tour, too.
The Spaniard was critical of LIV when it first came along - before then performing a U-turn by crossing the divide last year.
Rahm said: "That's a well thought out argument.
"I could be the start of a tipping point in that sense.
"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.
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Jon Rahm will be hoping to win the Masters for the second time when the competition commences later this week
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"Not to be patting myself on the back too much, but I understood the position I was in."
For now, Rahm's focus is on winning the Masters for a second time.
He admits it will be a 'little different' returning as a champion, rather than somebody seeking the glory for the first time.
But Rahm can't wait for the competition to get started.
"Going back and knowing that you're a champion and that you have an idea of how to get things done and the confidence that you know you can get it done again is always an added bonus," he admitted.
Jon Rahm has admitted he'll have 'extra motivation' at this year's Masters
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"It'll be a little different being defending champion but I should have a little bit extra motivation too."
Rahm continued: "Being able to go in that locker room and be surrounded by those players. It's a very exclusive club; very, very exclusive and very special.
"I'm hoping that I'm someone who can come back as defending champion and give it a good run and hopefully win it."
