In the two years since the Saudi-backed LIV Golf started, the league has been able to bring along some of PGA’s biggest stars with jaw-dropping contracts. And Jon Rahm’s $550 million deal with LIV was among the biggest losses for the PGA Tour.
But it doesn’t seem like any amount of money can calm some of Rahm’s frustrations with the LIV Golf playing environment.
At the sixth hole of Sunday’s LIV Golf Nashville, Rahm sent his tee shot way left and started looking at the sky out of frustration. Rahm was upset with the drones flying overhead, and we heard exactly what he thought about them. (Warning: Strong language)
Jon Rahm was quite upset with the drones at LIV Golf Nashville, which seemingly distracted him and played a part in his tee shot going into the water.
"Every tournament. It’s f****** incredible. Right on my backswing. These f****** drones every time."pic.twitter.com/RO8DKyLDds
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 23, 2024
Rahm said:
“Every tournament. It’s (expletive) incredible. Right on my backswing. These (expletive) drones every time.”
LIV Golf utilizes drones throughout its events for shot tracing and overhead camera views. But drones are also loud, and Rahm clearly doesn’t enjoy hearing incessant buzzing during his swing. At the same time, it’s surprising that the golfer who has appeared in eight WM Phoenix Opens suddenly can’t handle drone noise.
Still, Rahm had to know what he signed up for. Golf fans also had thoughts on the mid-round outburst.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
Their motto is quite literally "Golf, but louder" lol https://t.co/tzfbnZOcKT pic.twitter.com/WwbSV96bNU
— Alistair Hogg (@alistairjhogg) June 23, 2024
Welcome to the future, Jon. Gotta get used to it. https://t.co/2OqzHSEJ6r
— Jeremy Schilling (@jschil) June 23, 2024
Hot take: golfers are the biggest cry babies. Think about all the other sports where players have to perform at the highest of levels while drunk people hurl slurs at them. If you can’t tune out a drone then you’re mentally weak. https://t.co/jiM1ihWgVb
— kyle 🤙🏻🐬 (@a_fake_dolphin) June 23, 2024
Man who plays in exhibition league and gets paid from Saudi $$ gets mad when his score, like Whose Line Is It Anyway, doesn't even matter. https://t.co/xVt3qTxT9I
— Tyler Madsen (@JustTylerMadsen) June 23, 2024
Normalize crowd noise at golf events. https://t.co/RRuZizTO1q
— Joshua Skinner (@JoshuaSkinnerTV) June 23, 2024
“ golf but louder” ad in the background makes this funny 😂 https://t.co/h0gzcz5AgF
— eric amerine (@amerine1000) June 23, 2024
Golf, but louder https://t.co/SKHpCXvvwl
— Antoine Gara (@AntoineGara) June 23, 2024
https://t.co/xWQRdEK5Wt pic.twitter.com/avJztu6XM8
— Zero Drip (@Josh_ADHD) June 23, 2024
*complains about drone noise
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*stands in front of sign that says “golf but louder” https://t.co/9K21gkrU1n
— Zach Becker (@zrbecker13) June 23, 2024
This is unfair from Jon. Someone needs to take pics to turn into NFTs to pay this salary. This NFT, for example, will be worth dozens. https://t.co/pNYMBVauhx
— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) June 23, 2024
I hope the money was worth it for Rahm. He’s one of the five best golfers in the world and now he’s utterly miserable, playing golf at crappy venues with zero spectators. https://t.co/SQ6eP1Hz3k
— DaBearsBlog (@dabearsblog) June 23, 2024
