Bad news coming from Dallas, where the team final of LIV Golf is being held this weekend, marking the end of the Saudi tour for the 2024 season. It was planned that Jon Rahm would start his journey in the tournament this Saturday, leading the Legion XIII in their semi-final clash against the HyFlyers. However, as reported by the tour, the champion from Barrika will not be able to play either today or tomorrow due to severe flu symptoms.
According to doctors, Jon will not play the match he had scheduled this afternoon against Cameron Tringale nor will he play tomorrow’s round, in which his team hopes to fight for the tour’s team title. Rahm‘s substitute will be John Catlin, so the Dallas event loses one of its big stars just over an hour before the start of the matches scheduled for this Saturday with eight teams on the field.
The published statement reads: “Jon Rahm has been experiencing severe flu symptoms in recent days. In the interest of his team and under the supervision of the medical team, he will not play this weekend. He will continue to fully support his team. John Catlin will be his substitute“. The American, who has played five events this year on the tour in other teams always as a replacement, will be the one to take the place of the Spaniard, who already missed the Houston tournament due to an infection in a toe where he was replaced by Ben Campbell.
This is undoubtedly a significant loss for the Legion XIII, a team of which the Spaniard is captain, as they were preparing to face the semi-final clash this Saturday in search of a place in tomorrow’s final where four teams will fight for the top four positions of the tour, with a final prize of 14 million dollars for the champion, of which each player will receive 10% of the total (the rest will be for the team).
