$500m LIV Golf star desperate to rejoin PGA Tour and give PIF their money back

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LIV Golf offered some of the most lucrative contracts in sporting history as the breakaway tour convinced several elite players to quit the PGA Tour.

Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, two of the highest-earning golfers ever, were the big names to initially move to LIV in 2022.

Two-time major winner Bryson DeChambeau also followed suit, along with European veterans Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson.

Rory McIlroy has reportedly been offered $850 million, and LIV is also allegedly eyeing 2023 FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland.

LIV, however, could now be facing an issue with one of its star names supposedly eager to return to the PGA Tour.

Jon Rahm desperate to return to the PGA Tour as LIV regret emerges

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A bombshell report from Golf Digest’s Jaime Diaz has quoted a ‘Veteran Tour Insider’, who has shed light on how Jon Rahm is actually feeling about his move to LIV.

Rahm accepted a $500million offer back in 2023 and is arguably LIV’s highest-profile signing. The 29-year-old, however, is reportedly regretting his decision.

“I am 100 per cent positive that if Jon could give the money back to the Saudis and come back to the tour, he couldn’t write the check fast enough,” the tour insider said [Golf Digest].

“Now there are only four times a year when he’s playing that anybody is remotely interested,” they added. “He thought his stature in the game was secure no matter where he was playing, and it was a bad miscalculation.”

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Unfortunately, those elite names who made the move to LIV Golf have tarnished their legacy. Mickelson – one of golf’s greats – will be known and remembered for what he’s done in the past two years, with his six majors diminishing into the golfing archives.

It’s a similar story for Poulter and Westwood. Both were known as European Ryder Cup greats; now, the English duo are revered for the extra cash they looked to earn with Greg Norman’s venture.

Those with great legacies risked it all, and for Rahm, if these comments are to be believed, it’s a decision which is backfiring.

The Spaniard had the world in his hands on the PGA Tour and could’ve been regularly challenging Scottie Scheffler and the best players on the planet. LIV has its place, but whether it’s the right place for Rahm remains to be seen.