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Jon Rahm, caddie furious at fans who kept heckling during first LIV Golf win: ‘D–khead’
By Andrew Crane,
3 hours ago
Jon Rahm and caddie Adam Hayes weren’t thrilled about a LIV Golf fan that kept shouting ahead of a shot Saturday at JCB Golf & Country Club, and eventually, Hayes’ frustrations boiled over.
As Rahm lined up a shot just off the green at the 16th hole, a fan — not pictured by the broadcast — shouted something, and Rahm responded by saying, “Hey man,” and slapping the side of his leg in frustration.
“Crowd’s getting rowdy here on the 16th green,” one of the broadcasters said.
Then, one fan — though it’s unclear if it’s the same one — shouted something to Rahm again, and this time, he flung both arms in frustration and put his hand on his hip.
And that’s when Hayes appeared to shout, in part, “… yelling in our f–king backswing, you d–khead,” according to Awful Announcing .
“We’ve all thought it,” another broadcaster said after Hayes’ comment was picked up by the microphone.
It’s not the first time Rahm has been visibly frustrated this year during an LIV Golf event, as he ripped the use of drones during LIV Golf broadcasts during the league’s tournament in Nashville back in June after his tee shot on the sixth hole landed in the water.
“Every tournament. It’s f–king incredible. Right on my backswing. These f–king drones every time,” the microphones caught Rahm saying angrily.
Rahm, the captain of Legion XIII, chipped the shot but couldn’t lift it over the green’s slope, so the ball started to slowly roll backward.
Jon Rahm’s caddy, Adam Hayes, appeared to address the fan who was shouting toward Rahm on Saturday. Screengrab via X/@Underdog__Golf
Rahm finished at 13 under, one stroke better than Joaquin Niemann while also leading his team to win.
Jon Rahm celebrates his first LIV Golf win on July 28, 2024. AP
He finished tied for third at the tournament in Nashville and tied for 10th two weeks later at LIV Golf Andalucía — with a top-10 finish at the British Open, part of the PGA Tour, mixed in last weekend at Royal Troon Golf Course.
But for Rahm to leave with that elusive win Sunday, he’ll need to navigate the 16th hole — and survive perhaps another encounter with those rowdy fans — again.
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