Jordan Spieth showed true colours with response to Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf move

Jordan Spieth showed true colors with his response to Jon Rahm’s move to LIV Golf.

Jordan Spieth had a notably understanding view regarding Jon Rahm’s decision to defect to LIV Golf after signing a £386 million deal last year.

Spieth, a three-time major champion, has remained loyal to the PGA Tour despite a significant number of athletes signing big-money deals with the Saudi-backed series in recent years. While Rahm initially pledged allegiance to the Tour, he later joined Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, and Dustin Johnson in signing lucrative contracts with LIV Golf. The Spaniard’s deal is reported to be worth around £386 million.

According to Spieth, Rahm’s decision wasn’t primarily about money. Instead, he suggested that the situation within the PGA Tour influenced Rahm’s choice. Spieth, who serves as one of six player directors on the Tour’s advisory board and has been involved in discussions about the sport’s future amid the LIV challenge, shared his thoughts after Rahm’s move.

“I don’t think for him it was the money,” Spieth told the Associated Press. “I believe he saw two places that neither one was in a great situation right now, and he said, ‘May as well have the money.'”

With ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to create a new entity in the sport, Spieth praised the Saudis for signing Rahm, calling it a “really nice play.” He added, “It’s a really nice play by them. I think we hold the best hand, but they know what our hand is. It’s a nice leveraging tool with everything going on.”

Spieth, who hasn’t won a major since The Open Championship in 2017, emphasized that the move was a strategic one amid the current landscape of professional golf.