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'It feels like home' - Jon Rahm calls for LIV tournament in Ireland

The Spaniard believes there could be opportunity for LIV to play an Irish links course ahead of The Open.

JON RAHM HAS called for LIV Golf to hold a tournament in Ireland.

The two-time US Major winner told Golf Digest that he was โ€œpushing forโ€ LIV to hold a links event prior to future editions of The Open Championship.

And Rahm agreed with a suggestion that there could be opportunity in Ireland.

The Spaniard, who has won the Irish Open twice, said: โ€œYouโ€™re preaching to the choir โ€” I love Ireland.

โ€œIโ€™ve always felt really welcome in Ireland. It feels like home and some of the most fun rounds of golf Iโ€™ve ever played are there and there are some great venues.

โ€œSo yeah, if there was an opportunity for LIV Golf to play in Ireland it would be absolutely fantastic.โ€

โ€œObviously, LIV management have contracts in place with some venues and plans in the future,โ€ Rahm added.

โ€œItโ€™s not as easy as it sounds to just say, โ€˜Well, letโ€™s do this.โ€™ [But] itโ€™d be something I would like to talk to other players [on LIV] about because that way, thereโ€™s strength in numbers if five, six or 10 solid players [all agree]. I think a lot of people might agree with it.โ€

- Updated 4.58pm

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    Mute Daithi Mc Ghiollamhairtin
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    Jul 25th 2024, 4:36 PM

    Personally lost a lot of respect for him when he said he was taking the Liv millions to secure his familyโ€™s future and grow the game. Stop patronising people who pay to see you play โ€ฆ.

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    Mute Andrew Hurley
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    Jul 25th 2024, 6:21 PM

    @Daithi Mc Ghiollamhairtin: indeed, good point. Thereโ€™s no way his familyโ€™s future was secure with only โ‚ฌ77m he has earned pre LIV plus probably the same again in endorsements. How is a man expected to safeguard his familyโ€™s future with only โ‚ฌ150m? Heโ€™s dead right..

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    Mute Andrew Murray
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    Jul 26th 2024, 12:43 PM

    @Andrew Hurley: He runs a home in Spain, USA and Dubai. I wanna tell you something, try it sometime when you have a couple of cars and three houses and three homes and a few housekeepers.

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    Mute Pat Mangan
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    Jul 26th 2024, 2:20 PM

    @Andrew Murray: I get this, but I reckon a lot of the readers here wonโ€™t. Youโ€™re in like Flynn here.

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    Mute Conor Garvey
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    Jul 25th 2024, 4:33 PM

    Trump International Doonbeg perfect

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    Mute Square
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    Jul 25th 2024, 4:23 PM

    I pefer watching 4 rounds of golf just look at the max homa making the cut reaction at the open

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    Jul 25th 2024, 4:21 PM

    Rahman is a two time winner of Majors, both in the US but so far heโ€™s never been the Open Champion Golfer. Poor error there by the author.

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    Mute Brian M
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    Jul 25th 2024, 5:03 PM

    @Brendan Griffin: Anyone going to point out the obvious?

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    Jul 25th 2024, 5:57 PM

    @Brendan Griffin: Whoโ€™s Rahman?

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    Mute Alan Kennedy
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    Jul 25th 2024, 6:41 PM

    Keep yer blood red golfballs off our links!

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    Mute Mistral
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    Jul 25th 2024, 6:46 PM

    @Alan Kennedy: As opposed to the squeaky clean white ones used on the PGA tour?

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    Mute MMD
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    Jul 25th 2024, 6:38 PM

    No way!

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