LIV GOLF RIYADH

February 4, 2026

Jon Rahm

Riyadh Golf Club

Legion XIII

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Q. One of those rounds, but did you feel like you left some out there or did you feel like you got a lot out of it?

JON RAHM: I feel like I played good golf. The only reason I could say I left some out there is because I hit some really poor wedge shots. There was a couple there where either the distance was off, quite a few of them the line was way off, way too far out, like 1, 8 and 9, just hit shots that should be closer.

I think after that I was a little bit better, although 10, as well, was pretty bad. But the last eight holes coming in I was better with it. But it's four shots that are not guaranteed I'm going to make a birdie, but I should be closer 30 feet or off the green.

Q. You seemed to stay very patient through it all. Does the change to 72 holes allow for that a little bit more than the sprint to 54?

JON RAHM: Honestly, I forget how many holes we're playing. I forgot last year, forgot this year that it was four rounds. You start playing, you start playing. I've played four rounds the majority of my life, so it doesn't feel much different, but I think it does allow for if you have a poor start to have time to catch up.

Didn't really think about it, no.

Q. Your voice carries a lot of weight in this game based on what you accomplished. I've got to get your thoughts on the big announcement yesterday evening our time on the OWGR points.

JON RAHM: Yeah, it's fantastic that we're getting points. It's fantastic that we're being recognized in a way.

With that said, I don't like how we're not being treated the same as every other tour. It seems like the rules that have been in place don't really apply to us, with only 10 of us only getting points. It doesn't seem fair. The small fields out there throughout the course of the year, their players get full points.

There's work to be done. There's work to be done. While it's good for some people, it could cause some players to actually lose world ranking points instead of gaining them because finishing 11th is basically a missed cut, and we're already adding to the divisor.

But I'm thankful that I would say LIV Golf got their foot in the door, and there's a possibility for us to walk in the room and be recognized as a tour, as we should be.