Jon Rahm Gets Cold Shoulder from some PGA Tour Players at The Masters 2024

The 2024 Masters was a tournament of trials and tribulations for Jon Rahm. The defending champion, who had previously made a name for himself with exceptional performances, found himself in the eye of the storm, both literally and figuratively. Rahm’s performance at Augusta National Golf Club was far from his usual standard, as he barely made the cut and finished at T45.

Jon Rahm and The Cold Shoulder

The winds of Augusta were not the only hostile forces Jon Rahm had to contend with. In an interview with Spanish media El Mundo, Rahm revealed that he had noticed “hostile attitudes” from some of his former PGA Tour acquaintances whom he had not seen since making the move to the LIV.

“Yes, I have noticed hostile attitudes,” Rahm said. “But I expected it, my friends have continued to be my friends, but some with whom I had a very cordial relationship have not even looked at my face.”

Jon Rahm did not name the individuals who gave him the cold shoulder, but the author of the El Mundo article, Hugo Costa, suggested that Max Homa and Patrick Cantlay, with whom Rahm had a “good relationship” before leaving for LIV, “could have made gestures of contempt” toward the Spaniard at the Masters.

Despite the challenges, Jon Rahm remains undaunted.

“If someone changes their opinion [of me] it’s your issue, not mine,” he said. “I knew what was going to happen but I didn’t know who.”

Jon Rahm will be back on the course in two weeks when LIV returns to Australia for LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club. As for when we’ll see him again against the best players on the PGA Tour, that won’t be for another month, when the PGA Championship returns to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, from May 16-19.

The cold shoulder was not Rahm’s only complaint

Jon Rahm‘s struggles were not limited to his performance on the course. The Spaniard had been vocal about the challenging weather conditions at Augusta, particularly the strong winds that affected his game. He had even suggested that play should have been suspended due to the near 40 mph winds that were causing scores to soar. His frustration was evident as he was seen questioning why they were out there, especially when he got to the 18th hole and saw the entire front of the green just full of sand.

“A couple times questioning myself why we were out there, ” said Jon Rahm according to Bunkered. “Especially when I got to 18 and saw the whole front of the green just full of sand. It’s rolling a little bit different.” I understand they want us to finish. I can imagine they were very close to calling it a few times, especially when we were on 11 green and we were getting those massive gusts every couple of minutes or so.”

“It was extremely difficult. You just put the ball down, and it’s very close to moving. Not only that, how long did it take us to play? Over six hours to play just because they had to blow the greens in between groups, and then when you get to a group, people stepping back and back in. It’s just, again, borderline. It was very, very close. It’s about as hard a golf course as I’ve seen in a very long time.”

These statements were made at the end of the second round of The Masters, a day that was greatly affected by the strong winds. Rahm finished that day with a score of 4 over, far behind other players who achieved scores of even par or better in the same circumstances. Among the latter were Tiger Woods (even par), Scottie Scheffler (even par), Ludvig Aberg (-3), Tommy Fleetwood (-1), Collin Morikawa (-2), Max Homa (-1), Cameron Smith (even par), among others.