LIV Golf told they have made a mistake which has cost Jon Rahm at major championships over the past year

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Jon Rahm might have won the individual championship for LIV 2024 but he’s also been told that LIV isn’t helping his quest for majors either.

LIV Golf has enjoyed its best year so far with a number of big moments catching the eye and the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Rahm adding star power to their brand.

Of course, DeChambeau also won the US Open to really boost LIV’s profile and with the upcoming December clash between Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson and Brooks Koepka, things are on the up for the Saudi-backed tour.

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Still, there are a few different issues with LIV and according to Ryan Lavner, one of those issues is holding their players back when it comes to the majors.

Jon Rahm told that LIV’s 54-hole format is not helping him

Speaking on the latest episode of the Golf Channel podcast, Lavner suggested that LIV playing 54 hole events is costing Rahm when it comes to the majors.

“I still don’t buy the reasoning that 54 holes, a shotgun start, the music – that that is not the best preparation and why Jon Rahm was a little sluggish in the major championships,” Lavner said.

“I think it has more to do with the venues and local that LIV Golf chooses heading into the major championships.

“I think that’s something if this is going to be part of our golfing lives for the next decade plus, that is going to have to be something they are going to have to look at, to make sure they are putting players in the best possible situation to prepare for the major championships and that’s by playing difficult golf courses which are going to put a lot of stress on them.

“The calibre of fields now on LIV is something you are no longer scoffing at but going to these far flung locales like Australia or Saudi Arabia or Singapore leading into the Masters, is probably not the best way to prepare for a major championship.”

Jon Rahm’s major results in 2024

Rahm’s major efforts in 2024 were not the best in all honesty, barring a top ten finish in The Open at Royal Troon.

He missed the cut at Valhalla in the PGA Championship and came way down in 45th when trying to win his second Masters title in April.

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Rahm also withdrew from the US Open, meaning his year in golf’s biggest tournaments was nowhere near where a player of his calibre would expect to be.

Rahm is technically the third best player in the world right now and he should be competing at the top in most events.

Changing to 72 holes, then, might well be something that LIV can help Rahm with, albeit that means going away from one of their main USP’s.