Jon Rahm says Tiger Woods hasn’t responded to messages about moving to LIV Golf

Tiger Woods may not be a fan of Jon Rahm’s move to LIV Golf. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/Getty Images) (Oisin Keniry via Getty Images)

There were many people who weren’t fans of Jon Rahm, who made the big-ticket move from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. This group also apparently included Tiger Woods.

Rahm said Woods did not respond to messages about the move, which reportedly netted him about $500 million.

“So, Tiger, I wrote a letter to him and to the people who were trying to communicate with me about the process when I signed the contract, and I just said, ‘Look, this is a personal decision.’ I have no animosity toward anyone,” Rahm told ESPN’s Marty Smith in a recent interview.

Rahm is obviously not new to LIV Golf, but his move comes at a different time than Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Both parties still agreed to a frigid coexistence, even though much business fraud still takes place behind the scenes.

Woods getting in Rahm’s way shows there’s still some animosity, but that’s not surprising considering Woods. Judging by the performance of LIV 2023 champion Talor Gooch, the feeling still goes both ways.

“Ultimately, we want PIF to be part of our tour and product,” Woods said at Riviera Country Club earlier this month. “From a financial point of view, we don’t have it now, and the money they brought to the table and what we originally agreed in the framework agreement is still the same. Things are obviously going to get more and more expensive. We are currently in a situation where we want to improve our product in the short and long term. »

• Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy, once the LIV defector’s most vocal critic, appears to have been equally conciliatory in his private life.

“Rory has supported my decisions both publicly and privately,” Rahm said.

Woods, Rahm and McIlroy will all be on the field at th

e Masters in a few months.