Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Jon Rahm has said he left LIV Golf because he "wasn't willing to follow" the path that the breakaway series was taking.
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series → publish → that
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing of the circuit in April - having invested more than $5bn (£3.8bn) - leading to LIV filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States in September.
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LIV → withdraw → September
The league has secured a possible $300m (£224m) in financing to try to move forward with 'LIV 2.0' but Rahm reached a separation agreement to secure his exit from the series in October.
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Rahm → secure → October
"As much as I liked the project and the idea on, let's say, LIV 1.0, I wasn't thrilled with the changes they were doing to 2.0 and I just wasn't willing to follow that path," said the 31-year-old Spaniard.
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Spaniard → like → path
"It wasn't anything special, anything that stood out.
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that → stand → ?
I just didn't like where they were going with 2.0.
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they → like → 2.0
Rahm left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf in December 2023 in a deal worth a reported £222m ($300m) and he left with ESPN reporting, external he was owed about $100m (£75m) from the remainder of the contract.
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he → leave → contract
"There were too many unknowns at the time," added the two-time major winner.
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winner → be → time
"It seemed like it was going a bit away from team golf.
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it → seem → golf
"It became more of a regular tournament.
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It → become → tournament
Some players, including Brooks Koepka, have returned to the PGA Tour, which rewrote its rules in December to allow the five-time major winner to come back, subject to certain sanctions, including making a $5m (£3.7m) charitable donation as part of his return.
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winner → include → return
However, the American-based circuit closed its returning member programme on 2 February with Rahm remaining under long-term contract with LIV.
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Rahm → base → LIV
However, in May, he reached a deal with the DP World Tour to retain his membership of the European circuit and remain eligible for next year's Ryder Cup.
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he → reach → Cup
LIV golfers are automatically banned for a year by the PGA Tour.
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golfers → ban → Tour
The DP World Tour offers a pathway and the leading 10 players currently gain access to PGA Tour membership.
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players → offer → membership
"Brooks was able to go back through certain circumstances," said Rahm.
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Rahm → go → circumstances
"I don't know if the possibility of that would be open for me or not.
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possibility → know → me
"But if I have to fulfil a one-year suspension, I think it's a pretty good position to be that a worst-case scenario I get to play on a wonderful tour [DP World Tour] for a whole year."
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I → have → year
Rahm added: "I seriously doubt I get offered the same deal that Brooks did, but if I got offered exactly the same penalties as him, I probably would do it, yes."
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I → add → it
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