LIV Golf CEO, Greg Norman expects Jon Rahm’s move to the Saudi backed tour to start a domino effect and entice more PGA Tour players to join the 2024 LIV Golf League.
Rahm ended weeks of speculation about his golfing future when he signed a world record contract of reportedly $600 million, making him the highest paid athlete ever.
LIV now appears to have a bolstered roster with Masters champion Rahm and PGA champion Brooks Koepka leading a roster that contains multiple major champions and Norman expects more players to follow suit before LIV Golf’s opening event of 2024 in Mayakoba in February.
“To have Jon [Rahm] on board was critically important to our next steps into the future and what we want to do,” Norman told the BBC’s World Business Report. “It will create a domino effect, there will be more apples falling from the tree – there’s no question about it, because LIV continues to grow and develop.”
“Since Jon signed, less than a week ago now, I know my phone is blowing up. I know we probably have eight to 12 players who are very, very keen to sit down and talk to us about coming on board. Time will tell. Right now, our roster is very close to being filled but maybe within two or three [players].
“It tells you the value of what our platform is, where these PGA Tour players see the opportunity that LIV offers. All the guys that play on LIV are just so happy about the decision that they’ve made.
“LIV is a different platform to the DP World Tour or the PGA Tour and the players want to do both quite honestly, so we’ve created something special. It’s a franchise, it’s a team model and they have embraced it 100 per cent.”
An Irish bookmaker has slashed odds on Rahm’s Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton and Americans Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele on joining LIV Golf before the 2024 season begins.
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