Jon Rahm believes LIV Golf's decision to replace Greg Norman with Scott O'Neil as the new CEO will give the breakaway Saudi circuit a "less threatening image" and help negotiations with the rival PGA Tour.

Jon Rahm believes replacing Greg Norman as LIV Golf CEO with “outsider” Scott O’Neil could lead to less “bad blood” with golf’s governing bodies.

Jon Rahm was in the Persian Gulf this week, playing in the DP World Tour's Hero Desert Dubai Classic. It is one of the more iconic tournaments on the European Tour each year. Rahm posted a respectable opening round, but fell flat Friday, carding a 5-over 77. That was enough to send him home packing for the weekend.

Jon Rahm appealed DP World Tour sanctions for playing on LIV Golf in late 2024, and while he may not know when an independent panel will hear his case, he does know where he intends to be this fall.

Norman, the 1986 and 1983 Open champion who will continue with the league in an ambiguous role, often came off as divisive when LIV entered the golf scene. He called McIlroy "brainwashed by the PGA Tour" in 2022, putting Norman in the four-time major champion's crosshairs.

Fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin is set to join Jon Rahm's Legion XIII team on a multi-year deal, according to multiple reports. The move comes just weeks after the 22-year-old earned his PGA ...

Jon Rahm feels LIV Golf may have a "less threatening image" now that Australian golfing great Greg Norman is not at the helm of the Saudi-based tour.