Jon Rahm Gets Brutally Honest on LIV Golf Fields from US Open

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Jon Rahm has achieved 21 consecutive top-10 finishes in LIV Golf spanning the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Regardless of the league, it is an impressive run. However, only two of these finishes count as wins, which is somewhat concerning for the Spaniard.
"I would happily trade a bunch of them for more wins, that's for sure," he said ahead of the upcoming US Open on Tuesday.
Jon Rahm of Spain speaks to the media during a practice round prior to the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 10, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
Jon Rahm of Spain speaks to the media during a practice round prior to the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 10, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.However, fans disagree about where Rahm's feat fits into the world of golf. Some consider it a testament to the two-time major champion's exceptional talent. Others think it's merely an anecdote.
What very few expected was how the Spaniard would respond when journalist Dan Rapaport asked him about it during his press conference at Oakmont.
"I'm a realist in this case. I've been playing really good golf, yes, but I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't easier to have top 10s with a smaller field," Rahm said.
"That's just the truth, right? Had I been playing full-field events, would I have top 10 every single week? No."
"But I've been playing good enough to say that I would most likely have been inside the top 30 every single time and maybe even top 25, which for 21 straight tournaments I'd say that's pretty good. I still would have had a lot of top 10s, that's for sure."
You have to give Jon Rahm credit for his honest take on this stat.... https://t.co/T9hjKzFOkv pic.twitter.com/hK8gy8eHIS — Jamie Kennedy (@jamierkennedy) June 10, 2025
Jon Rahm followed these shocking comments appeared to backtrack a bit.
"I think winning is equally as hard, but you can take advantage of a smaller field to finish higher."
"I wouldn't always -- as much as I want to give it credit personally for having that many top 10s, I wouldn't always give it as the full amount just knowing that it's a smaller field."
In contrast, Rahm has finished in the top 10 75 times in his PGA Tour career, including his eighth-place finish at the PGA Championship four weeks ago. This represents 48.08% of the 156 events he has played in on the American-based circuit.
Taking his last full season on the PGA Tour as a reference point, Rahm finished in the top 10 in exactly half of the tournaments he played (20 events, 10 top 10s).
Note that this was the 2022–23 season, widely considered the best of his career thus far. That year, he won four tournaments, including the Masters, and added two second-place finishes.
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