World No 3 has struck while the commercial iron is hot but will be accused of hypocrisy because of previous views on LIV
There has long been a perceived problem with too many alpha males in golf’s most prominent circles. Rory McIlroy has admitted even he defers to Tiger Woods when adult discussion is required. McIlroy’s long-time position as the unofficial shop steward for the PGA Tour as LIV’s threat hovered meant others sought counsel from him.
Jon Rahm has never been the type to be backwards in coming forwards, which inevitably would probably grate as others in the locker room came across in a more statesmanlike way during golf’s never-ending civil war. Rahm has an ego. The way for him to usurp his peers – or even Woods, arguably the best player of all time – has always been plain: beat them.
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