{"id":80650,"date":"2025-08-20T17:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/80650\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T17:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:33:06","slug":"jon-rahms-latest-mt-everest-social-media-post-labelled-beyond-parody-by-golf-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/80650\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Rahm’s latest ‘Mt. Everest’ social media post labelled ‘beyond parody’ by golf fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newly-crowned LIV Golf individual champion Jon Rahm<\/a> sparked a backlash after likening his latest achievement on the PIF-backed breakaway to climbing Mount Everest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rahm clipped LIV<\/a>‘s season-long points race for the second year running despite not even winning a tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Spaniard shot an 11-under 60 last week at Chatham Hill in Indianapolis to finish on 22-under par alongside Sebastian Munoz in LIV’s penultimate event of the 2025 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite losing in a playoff to the Colombian – also a former PGA Tour<\/a> member – the result ensured he did enough to pip Chile’s Joaquin Niemann to the season-long award, just as he did in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether or not Rahm ‘deserved’ to win the race has been widely debated over the last 24 hours given Niemann won five times (Adelaide, Singapore, Mexico City, Virginia, United Kingdom).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It should be noted that Rahm has finished inside the top 10 in all but one of his 13 appearances on LIV this year. He was also a pillar of consistency during his maiden season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rahm acknowledge his victory may have not been deserving in the immediate aftermath of being doused with champagne and collecting a gaudy ring filled with gems.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also admitted his achievement felt ‘bittersweet’<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After reflecting on what transpired, Rahm took to X on 18 August where opened up on his ‘wild ride’ of a season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I’m learning that it’s the smaller victories that mean the most,” Rahm said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Those short term goals that may seem impossible in the moment but feel like you just climbed Mt Everest when you’re done. That was yesterday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jon <\/p>\n

Jon Rahm<\/p>\n

“Luckily, I’m just crazy enough to believe the impossible is still possible. Maybe I’m just stubborn that way.”<\/p>\n

He added: \u00a0“No individual wins this year is disappointing, make no mistake, but I’m so proud of how we played this year, I gave it my all in every shot and never gave up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Fortunately for me, there is always a new event and new goals and this week I can’t wait to go to war with my Legion XIII crew.”<\/p>\n

\"Jon <\/p>\n

Jon Rahm<\/p>\n

Rahm was alluding to this week’s Team Championship<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As expected, Rahm’s post sparked a flurry of responses, with some heavily criticising the two-time major champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to believe you took a bag of money to have this life,” one X user said. “What a waste of what was going to be an amazing legacy. Sad.”<\/p>\n

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Another added: “What an absolute joke. How do you ‘win’ something when you actually never won? This has to be the stupidest sporting league in the universe.”<\/p>\n

@MiguelVol995 twisted the knife: “Bro just compared winning a Mickey Mouse league to climbing Mt. Everest. So embarrassing.”<\/p>\n

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