The finale of the LIV Golf season attracts enormous attention from the public, who watch the finale with rapt attention, focusing their eyes on Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann. While the Chilean golfer has the lead, the question arises whether Rahm will dethrone him in Indianapolis at the last LIV tournament.
The victory will bring a bonus of 18 million dollars, but in addition, perhaps most importantly, the victory at LIV will bring prestige.
Well-known figures of the golf scene reacted, having various predictions when it comes to the end of the season.
While some believe that Niemann will win, others are convinced that the Spanish golfer will spoil his plans.
Dan Rapaport is not quite delighted with the current LIV system, believing that the Spanish golfer could win the title with just one tournament win.
ADVERTISEMENT
"Jon Rahm can still win the individual crown, and I understand you get a certain amount of points for a certain amount of finishes," Rapaport said, as quoted by Golf Magic.
"I'm not a math guy, but Joaquin Niemann has won five out of the 12 LIV events this year. Jon Rahm has won zero. If Rahm wins the tournament and Niemann finishes third, Rahm wins the individual crown.
Again, not a scientist, but if a guy wins five out of 12 tournaments, a guy who has won zero tournaments probably should not beat him in the season-long race."
Dan Rapaport explains his views
Rapaport emphasized that he has no negative emotions towards LIV, but noting that such a system is not quite fair, nor is it a realistic indicator of a golfer's success.
ADVERTISEMENT
If Jon really wins the last tournament, there is no doubt that it will cause strong reactions in the public. However, the most important thing for Niemann is to stay focused in this part of the season and do everything to reach the throne.
"And that's not even an anti-LIV thing, that's reporting on LIV as golf. I would say the same thing for the PGA Tour.
If this is a season-long points list, it would be like someone having a chance to win the FedEx Cup before the playoffs, the regular season through the Wyndham, despite Scottie winning four times and the other guy winning once. It doesn't make any sense."
