Latest Jon Rahm News

Rahm returns to Europe in pursuit of record 4th Spanish Open trophy and Ryder Cup eligibility

Sep. 25, 2024 12:41 PM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm is back in Europe to try to win a record fourth Spanish Open trophy as well as boost his bid for Ryder Cup eligibility. It will be the former top-ranked golfer's first European tour start since he joined LIV Golf last December. The Spanish Open...

Danny Lee beats Bryson DeChambeau to deny Crushers 2nd straight LIV Golf team title

Sep. 21, 2024 18:15 PM EDT

CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — Danny Lee took control of a back-and-forth match against U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau by holing a hard-breaking birdie putt on the 16th hole to lead his Iron Heads past DeChambeau's defending champion Crushers in the LIV Golf Team Championship on Saturday. ...

Mark O'Meara to retire after PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach

Sep. 17, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

Mark O’Meara is ready to retire, and he has picked the ideal spot in Pebble Beach. O’Meara won the California State Amateur in 1979, the first of his six titles over three decades at Pebble Beach. Five of those were the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the last one in 1997 when at...

Jon Rahm holds on to win LIV Golf and capture the season points list for $18 million bonus

Sep. 15, 2024 18:39 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Jon Rahm ended his first year in the LIV Golf League by closing with a 4-under 66 to win the final individual event Sunday and the season points title with its $18 million bonus. Rahm missed a pair of short birdie putts on the back nine that kept Joaquin...

Jon Rahm moves closer to LIV points title with a 64 to take the lead in Chicago

Sep. 14, 2024 18:33 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Jon Rahm moved closer to two big paydays with a 6-under 64 on Saturday, giving the Spaniard a one-shot lead in LIV Golf Chicago as he moves closer to winning the season points title. Rahm tapped in for birdie on his final hole, the par-5 third at...

Koepka birdies last 3 holes for 62 and builds a 4-shot lead at LIV Golf Chicago

Sep. 13, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) — Brooks Koepka birdied his last three holes Friday for an 8-under 62, staking him to a four-shot lead after the first round of LIV Golf Chicago, the final individual event of the season. Koepka is going for a season-high third victory in LIV Golf this...

McIlroy says PGA-LIV exhibition match offers a glimpse of possibilities

Sep. 11, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

Rory McIlroy doesn't view the made-for-TV match between stars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf as a message, more like a glimpse of the possibilities of what can happen, and what has been missing in golf since the great divide. McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are playing against Brooks...

PGA Tour starts its FedEx Cup Fall with a reduction in prize money and a new event in Utah

Sep. 10, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

The numbers alone indicate a FedEx Cup Fall season worth $58.7 million in prize money as players try to secure their PGA Tour cards by finishing in the top 125, or perhaps qualify for two signature events if they finish in the top 60. But there's a reason for the increase in prize...

Jay Monahan preaches patience on PGA Tour getting investment deal with Saudi backers of LIV

Aug. 28, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Commissioner Jay Monahan spent 20 minutes Wednesday talking about momentum from a $1.5 billion private equity investment in the PGA Tour at the start of the year. When it came to an investment deal with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, he preached patience. Monahan said a...

Analysis: The FedEx Cup playoffs deliver. Just not always the best player with the title

Aug. 20, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The “silly” notion that Scottie Scheffler could have won two playoff events and still not capture the FedEx Cup after a dominant season is nothing new. Go back 15 years to find Tiger Woods deciding to play the postseason opener for the first time, a...