Jon Rahm brutally labelled ‘irrelevant’ at majors after LIV Golf switch

Golf pundit Eamon Lynch has not held back in his assessment of Jon Rahm’s recent form, labelling him a “competitive irrelevance” at major tournaments since joining LIV Golf.

Lynch highlighted the Spanish golfer’s underwhelming performances, especially with the Open Championship on the horizon, pointing out that Rahm seems to have lost his edge after signing a whopping £450 million deal with the Saudi-backed series.

Rahm’s woes were compounded by his exit from the US Open due to a foot injury, which only adds to a series of subpar appearances in the majors. Lynch contrasted this with Rahm’s stellar previous year, where he clinched the Masters and was a regular threat at majors, hinting that his downturn in fortunes could be linked to his move to LIV.

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“To me the biggest story is Jon Rahm,” Lynch said regarding the build-up to the Open. “I know he withdrew from Pinehurst with a foot injury earlier that week but he’s been a competitive irrelevance in the major championships so far this year.

“A guy who won the Masters and contended in two other major championships (last year) and was such a storyline every time we went to a major championship.

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“The game just hasn’t been there. Perhaps it’s a coincidence that it’s happened after he went to LIV Golf. You know, every one has slump years and maybe this is just his. But to me, a guy who finished tied second in the Open last year (and) going back there this year having performed pretty miserably by his standards in major championships, to me, is the storyline.”

Rahm has been quick to defend his performance, arguing that media outlets have painted an unfairly negative picture of his performances at this year’s major championships. “Yeah, I’m in a happy place. It’s not like I’ve been playing bad, even though a lot of you (journalists) make it sound like I’m playing bad. I had two bad weeks,” he recently said.

‘I’ve been top 10 and had a chance to win in most of the tournaments I’ve played, and then unfortunately Augusta and PGA wasn’t my best showings. But yeah, I’m happy.”

Rahm will return to LIV action in his native Spain Valderrama before heading over to Scotland for his final major showing of the year.