Jon Rahm Continues Push For LIV Golf To Move To 72 Holes, And His Reasoning Makes Plenty Of Sense

Jon Rahm has made it clear that he isn't just going to sit idly and simply watch his bank account grow as a member of LIV Golf. The Spaniard isn't even halfway through his rookie campaign on the Saudi-backed circuit, but has emerged as many expected he would, as a logical spokesperson for LIV. 

Ahead of the Masters earlier this month, Rahm suggested that LIV Golf should nix its 54-hole tournament format and move to the more-traditional 72-hole format. It's an interesting point in the fact that LIV playing just 54 holes is what makes the circuit different from the PGA Tour, but the flip side of that is the 54 holes is one of the most-frequent complaints critics hold against LIV Golf.

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For Rahm, it's pretty simple, making tournaments 72 holes would bring a unification aspect into the mix and eliminate the ability for golf fans and media members alike to use that talking point against LIV Golf.

"I think there's a level of comfort when I say that because it's a little bit more of what we're used to seeing in golf," Rahm told the media ahead of this week's LIV event in Australia. "I came to this realization, and I think it could help a lot of fans trust in LIV a little bit more because that's a lot of the complaints that I see from a lot of people, but I made the analogy a little bit ago of why I think we can end up with a great product.

"The one thing I realized is they all play under the same set of rules," Rahm explained after mentioning the format of European soccer leagues. "While we play under most set of rules, the one key differences is 72 holes."

"The only sport that I see that does it a little bit different to where they play pretty much the same and then the Grand Slams are different is tennis. Even within then, every tournament or every championship sat same set of rules. That's one of the main reasons why I believe it could help us."

Jon Rahm Is The Voice Of Reason

Every point made by Rahm makes plenty of sense, but we may have long passed the moment of no return.

LIV sold itself to the world, and to its players, that it would be playing 54-hole, no-cut events. Many LIV players have admitted that they not only made the jump to the breakaway circuit for the money, but to play less golf.

LIV Golf would also have to deal with the entire golf world immediately calling its 54-hole format a failed experiment if it were to move to 72 holes. Plenty of golf fans already look at LIV as a gimmick, changing the format of tournaments this early on in the game would only give critics more to chew on.