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Jon Rahm’s transfer to LIV Golf has sparked quite a few debates and raised questions on the way forward for this sport. If rumors are to be believed, Rahm paid $600 million to go away the PGA Tour and be a part of LIV Golf. Each golf consultants and gamers are of the opinion that such a determine might completely revolutionize the stakes concerned on this sport.
Padraig Harrington had an fascinating response, commenting on Rahm’s departure by way of X. “Fascinating consequence of the LIV/ Rahm 560m$ deal. It units a really excessive anchor worth for future signings in addition to renegotiations for present gamers”.
– he wrote on X.
Padraig Harrington on golfer expectations
Harrington believes that this won’t apply to all golfers, however solely to the perfect. It’s clear that LIV Golf leaders perceive how vital it’s to have Rahm, however additionally it is sure that they aren’t able to pay that type of cash for golfers who’re at the moment not the perfect on the earth.
Lots of people assume the Spaniard is at the moment among the best, if not the perfect, golfers on the market. “Most gamers will up their expectations of what they’re value however as we’ve seen with different massive sponsors within the golf sport, these sponsors know that they actually solely wish to pay the highest gamers (perhaps 5 in any market) who transfer the needle and nobody else actually issues.” Harrington additionally referred to the sponsors, in addition to the prices they might have if all golfers have been paid the identical.
“Harsh I do know nevertheless it’s how it’s. Keep in mind sponsors should pay promoting $ to advertise who they sponsor and people promoting $ price the identical to run for a high participant as as decrease ranked participant”. The very fact is that it’s troublesome to anticipate that golfers outdoors the highest 10 will obtain enormous cash, however additionally it is clear that LIV Golf is able to provide extra money and that it has better monetary energy than the PGA Tour.
