Tranlate this title Jon Rahm admits he almost clashed with caddie at The Masters in spanish

Entering this year’s Masters, Jon Rahm set high goals. 

As a dominant figure in LIV golf, the Spaniard hoped to make a positive surprise and ultimately win the green jacket. However, his story at the last tournament was anything but what he imagined. The Spanish golfer was in danger of not making the cut at the first Major this year.

That would be a significant blow for him but also for LIV Golf.

Jon Rahm opened the tournament with a 78, which was one of his worst scores in a major of his career. With such a result, the Spaniard did not have an ideal chance to win the green jacket again, but with rounds of 70, 73 and 68 he managed to improve further and finish at T38.

Immediately after his performance in Augusta, the 32-year-old entered the LIV tournament in Mexico City as one of the main favorites. Jon Rahm defeated his compatriot David Puig by six strokes, further cementing his place.

The Spanish golfer, speaking to the media after the last tournament, revealed that he had a difficult time with his long-time caddy Adam Hayes and that at one point they nearly got in a heated argument. 

He shared that he had difficulties understanding his caddie’s advice, but later he understood it, and ultimately everything went better after that.

«Adam and I nearly got in a heated argument on Saturday on the putting green at Augusta when he was trying to explain something and I wasn’t fully understanding,» Rahm said. 

«Once it clicked what he was trying to say and what I needed to work on on that range session Saturday afternoon, it was so much better. Sunday at Augusta I played much better golf, and it’s only gotten a little bit easier since then.

But it’s not always the easiest to have a swing thought while playing, but this one obviously seemed to work out.»

The experienced golfer did not want to reveal what exactly it was, saying it was too complicated to explain.

With the victory in Mexico, Jon Rahm is back in the top 20 of the OWGR list and is now well on his way to further progress.

His move to LIV golf did not initially receive positive reactions in golf circles, but Rahm has been one of the key names in this league for years, which could collapse at the end of the season.

Namely, there are announcements that the Saudi investment fund could stop investing money after the end of the season, which could certainly damage the future of the LIV project.

«There’s a lot of things that I could have done better,» said Rahm.  «It would be too complicated an answer to give you, to be honest.»

The Spanish golfer is not satisfied with his performance at this year’s Masters, being significantly far from his set goals. The famous golfer won the 2023 Masters by 4 strokes over Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, becoming Spain’s fourth tournament champion.

«If you would have told me last week on Thursday afternoon that I’d be winning by a six-shot margin this week, I would not have believed you because of how bad I played,» said Rahm.

Jon Rahm is also a golfer who won the US Open, and his ambitions are significant for the rest of the season. 

Rahm’s future: What can we expect?

Whether he will be the dominant figure of LIV Golf again and whether he can ultimately finish at the top again remains to be seen. His main challenger on that road will certainly be Bryson DeChambeau.

What interests golf fans the most is whether LIV Golf will really survive as a project after the end of the investments from the Saudis, or whether they will experience a collapse. 

Many things have changed in the past few years when it comes to golf.

If indeed LIV Golf collapses, it could mean the return of Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to the PGA Tour. However, it is difficult to really say with certainty whether this is a realistic scenario.

Bryson DeChambeau shared the reasons for his withdrawal from the final round in a media interview, saying that a wrist injury was the main reason.

However, the golfer did not want to further worsen his chances for the rest of the season, knowing that sometimes it is best to withdraw and go to rehabilitation. 

Although the experienced golfer admits that he did not expect this outcome, he is aware that the world of golf sometimes brings difficult moments.