Jon Rahm has revealed he nearly got involved in a heated argument with his caddie before the second round of the 2026 Masters.
Rahm was in danger of missing the cut at the first men’s major of the year at Augusta National.
Despite being one of the pre-tournament favourites, he opened with a 78, matching the worst score of his career in a major championship.
It left the Spaniard had little chance of winning the green jacket for a second time, but he responded with rounds of 70, 73 and 68 to climb the leaderboard and finish in a share of 38th.
Following his final round at Augusta, Rahm rode the momentum into LIV’s stop in Mexico City last week and romped to a six-shot victory over his compatriot David Puig at Club de Golf Chapultepec.
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It capped off a turbulent week for the league amid rumours the league will fold at the end of 2026.
Rahm, though, gave his long-time caddie Adam Hayes some credit for his second win of the campaign and fourth overall since he joined the PIF-backed breakaway in December 2023.
According to the two-time major champ, he almost came to blows with Hayes before the second round at Augusta.
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“Adam and I nearly got in a heated argument on Saturday on the putting green at Augusta when he was trying to explain something and I wasn’t fully understanding,” Rahm said.
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“Once it clicked what he was trying to say and what I needed to work on on that range session Saturday afternoon, it was so much better. Sunday at Augusta I played much better golf, and it’s only gotten a little bit easier since then.
“But it’s not always the easiest to have a swing thought while playing, but this one obviously seemed to work out.”
Rahm stopped short of explaining what clicked. Before the tournament began, he was asked the same question but told the reporter it was “too complicated” to answer.
“There’s a lot of things that I could have done better,” said Rahm. “It would be too complicated an answer to give you, to be honest.”
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Rahm’s victory at LIV Golf saw him jump inside the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in more than two years.
It also saw him extend his lead over Bryson DeChambeau in LIV’s individual standings.
DeChambeau didn’t appear to enjoy his week in Mexico at all.
One spectator filmed him moaning about the state of the playing conditions on Thursday.
Ahead of the final round, the 31-year-old American withdrew from the tournament, citing a wrist injury.
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“I experienced some discomfort in my wrist during yesterday’s round and have decided to withdraw from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City to prevent further injury,” DeChambeau said in a social media post.
“Not how I wanted this week to go.”
LIV Golf will play their seventh event of the campaign in Virginia over 7-10 at Trump National Golf Club in Washington.
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