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LIV Golf star Jon Rahm took a dig at the OWGR ahead of the Masters 2025. The former World No. 1 claimed that irrespective of what the rankings say, he considers himself a top-10 player.
Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion, now plays on the LIV Golf League. When he joined the Saudi-backed circuit, he was ranked 3rd in the OWGR and has now slipped to 81st.
On Tuesday, April 8, during media day ahead of the Masters 2025, Rahm was asked where he ranked himself.
"Where am I in the world rankings at this point? Am I out of the top 100 yet?" he replied. "A couple weeks to go and I'll be gone. I mean, I'm not going to say exactly a number, but I would still undoubtedly consider myself a top-10 player in the world. But it's hard to tell nowadays."
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Fans online had mixed reactions to Jon Rahm's comments, but most of them criticized the Spaniard over his claim. Here's a look at some reactions:
"Jon Rahm is washed," one fan wrote.
"Top 3 before he joined LIV," another fan posted.
"You plan a tour that has 54 guys on it and only about 10 who are world class players. If you’re not winning or top 5 every week in that low quality a field you’re not in the top 10 buddy," this user commented.
"Do a tournament with Liv and top 70 PGA guys, put it on sports betting. The guys with the beat odds take no.1 spot. OWGR is stupid and is the wolds worst ranking tool," another fan opined.
"Who cares?? This is exactly what he signed up for when he took the hundreds of millions for going to LIV," this user remarked.
"Remember when this dude said LIV was a joke," one fan posted.
When will Jon Rahm tee off at the Masters 2025, Round 1?
Jon Rahm is paired with Wyndham Clark and Tommy Fleetwood for the first two rounds of the Masters 2025. The trio will tee off on Thursday, April 10, at 1:34 p.m. ET.
The opening round of the Masters will begin at 7:40 a.m. ET, with Davis Riley and Patton Kizzire teeing off from the first hole. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will tee off at 10:15 a.m. ET alongside Justin Thomas and amateur Jose Luis Ballester. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy will tee off at 1:15 p.m. ET with Ludvig Åberg and Akshay Bhatia.
