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The brand new LIV Golf season is about to start with the Mayakoba event scheduled for this coming Friday. A number of days earlier than the beginning of the season, many unknowns come up concerning signings and modifications within the groups, though there have nonetheless been no official bulletins from LIV.
It looks as if the league is saving massive reveals for the opportune time. The most recent information includes Jon Rahm, this yr’s breakout star, and a doable star signing for his workforce. In accordance with reviews from The Telegraph, English golfer Tyrrell Hatton would depart the PGA Tour to affix Legion XIII, the workforce captained by Rahm.
It’s rumored that this switch might indicate a contract of fifty million kilos, virtually 60 million euros.
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Curiously, Rahmbo’s workforce doesn’t but seem on the official LIV web site, and the league has not introduced on social media the identify of the workforce or the opposite two gamers who will likely be a part of it: Caleb Surratt and Keiran Vincent.
Since Jon Rahm joined the Saudi Tremendous League, there was a noticeable silence surrounding the main points of his workforce. There has additionally been no touch upon the anticipated signing of Poland’s Adrian Meronk, who was the highest participant on the DP World Tour final yr and who withdrew from the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance coverage Open on the final minute and is rumored to be becoming a member of The Cleeks.
The uncertainty is notable just a few hours earlier than the event begins in Mayakoba, Mexico. If Hatton’s addition is confirmed, it will be an enormous blow for Rahm’s workforce, as they’d have a famend participant of their ranks. Hatton occupies sixteenth place on the planet rating (he was fifth), has received one occasion on the PGA Tour and one other six on the DP World Tour, along with acquiring top-10 finishes in majors 5 occasions and being chosen 3 times for the Ryder Cup.
Rahm and Hatton have been paired within the Ryder Cup on three events, reaching 2.5 factors and demonstrating nice concord, particularly within the final version in Marco Simone. Identified for his robust temperament and his propensity to precise himself forcefully through the recreation, LIV Golf would make sure the presence of one other very engaging persona for followers if Hatton joins their ranks.
Hatton, like Rahm, was additionally registered with the TGL, the digital golf league promoted by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, and must go away it. He was even already a part of a workforce, the Boston Frequent, together with McIlroy, Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley.
It appears to be like like there are some thrilling bulletins arising at LIV Golf within the coming days earlier than the beginning of the season.
