{"id":1252652,"date":"2024-07-17T14:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1252652"},"modified":"2024-07-17T18:09:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:09:40","slug":"paul-mcginley-believes-jon-rahm-is-hoping-for-a-deal-between-pga-tour-and-liv-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/paul-mcginley-believes-jon-rahm-is-hoping-for-a-deal-between-pga-tour-and-liv-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McGinley believes Jon Rahm is \u2018hoping for a deal\u2019 between PGA Tour and LIV Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley believes an unhappy Jon Rahm is hoping a deal between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour could revive his game.<\/p>\n

Rahm has finished in the top 10 of all nine LIV events he has played since his shock move to the Saudi-funded breakaway, but his performances in this year\u2019s majors have been hugely disappointing.<\/p>\n

The Ryder Cup star was 45th in the defence of his Masters<\/span><\/strong><\/a> title and missed the cut in the US PGA Championship before being forced to withdraw from the US Open \u2013 which he won in 2021 \u2013 due to a toe injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised he hasn\u2019t won on LIV, but he\u2019s not on the cutting edge the way he was,\u201d McGinley, speaking at the announcement that adidas is the new official apparel partner for Sky Sports Golf, said ahead of the 152nd Open.<\/p>\n

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Paul McGinley believes an unhappy Jon Rahm is hoping for a deal between the PGA Tour and LIV (Steve Welsh\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cHis performances in majors is showing that. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s in a happy place, he doesn\u2019t look contented on the golf course.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he\u2019s got that focus about him like he did last year, you could see he was relishing and enjoying the challenge of it. He just doesn\u2019t seem settled.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great player hitting a lot of bad shots but the positive intensity he normally brings doesn\u2019t seem to be there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say he\u2019s one of those guys on LIV that is really hoping for a deal. I think he would have liked to play Scotland last week rather than Valderrama, by choice.<\/p>\n

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Paul McGinley (second from left) believes an unhappy Jon Rahm is hoping for a deal between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour (Sky Sports handout)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s the problem, you go to LIV you sign away your freedom to pick and choose where to play. OK you get paid a lot of money, but you give up a lot too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re in the middle of your career and you want to be preparing (for majors) and you don\u2019t have a choice, you have to play that event, I\u2019m sure he would have much preferred it (the Scottish Open).<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a guy that\u2019s won a couple of Irish Opens on links golf courses so he can play links golf. But is he on the cutting edge, is his preparation there to go and perform well this week?\u201d<\/p>\n

::: Watch The 152nd Open at Royal Troon from 18th \u2013 21st July, exclusively live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf, and via a NOW subscription.<\/p>\n