Jon Rahm defends trophy drought, says winning against quality LIV golfers is “never easy”

Jon Rahm currently leads the LIV Golf United Kingdom at 8-under, two shots clear of Andy Ogletree and Abraham Ancer. Having joined the tour this season, the Spaniard is yet to win his first LIV Golf event. However, he has finished in the top 10 in all nine tournaments he has completed in 2024.

Rahm’s winless run on tour came up in one of his recent post-round press conferences. A reporter if the difficulty of winning at LIV Golf had surprised him. Rahm replied with the following (via Flushing It):

“No. I’m fully aware of the quality of golfers out here. It’s never easy to win, so I’d say it’s definitely a challenge.” [0:06-0:16]

LIV Golf UK is the 11th event of the 2024 season for Jon Rahm. However, it is the 10th event he has completed, as he withdrew from the Houston event due to injury.

The 29-year-old has finished in the top 10 in nine tour appearances so far. His best results have been third-place finishes at Mayakoba, Adelaide, and Nashville respectively.

Nine different players have won the 10 LIV Golf events this season. Only Joaquin Niemann was able to win two events:

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Mayakoba: Joaquin Niemann

Las Vegas: Dustin Johnson

Jeddah: Joaquin Niemann

Hong Kong: Abraham Ancer

Miami: Dean Burmester

Adelaide: Brendan Steele

Singapore: Brooks Koepka

Houston: Carlos Ortiz

Nashville: Tyrrell Hatton

Andalucia: Sergio Garcia

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