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Six key LIV Golf stars absent from U.S. Open as Jon Rahm forced to pull out

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Six key LIV Golf stars absent from U.S. Open as Jon Rahm forced to pull out

Jon Rahm is not competing at this week’s U.S. Open due to injury, and the former champion is not the only member of the LIV Golf set up absent from this week’s field

Jon Rahm will miss the U.S. Open due to injury(Getty Images)

Jon Rahm is one of a number of players from the LIV Golf setup absent from the U.S. Open at Pinehurst this week, as the breakaway league’s lack of representation at the major championships goes on.

The majority of the absentees have missed out on a place in North Carolina due to their Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), as LIV continue to host their 54-hole events without OWGR points on offer. In total, just 13 of the the Saudi-backed series’ membership will compete at Pinehurst, with nine of those earning various exemptions.




Elsewhere an additional there booked their spots on the major stage after prevailing through final qualifying. Spanish starlet Eugenio Chacarra will play in his first major championship, after impressing over 36 holes at Dallas Athletic Club last month.

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He was later joined by fellow Spaniard David Puig and South African Dean Burmester in June, who prevailed after competing in ‘Golf’s Longest Day’ on June 3. Many others however were not so lucky, and here is a look at the key LIV names missing from Pinehurst.

Jon Rahm

As mentioned, Rahm is the biggest name from the Saudi-backed circuit who will play no part in the 2024 U.S. Open. As a past champion – winning the title back in 2021 – Rahm was exempt to compete in this week’s event, but has been forced to withdraw just days before due to injury.

The issue started at LIV Houston last week, where the two-time major winner appeared visibly in pain whilst competing in the opening round. One day later, the Spaniard returned for round two but after six holes, was forced to call time on his tournament due to a foot problem.

Rahm made the trip to Pinehurst No. 2 earlier this week in the hopes of competing in North Carolina, but he has since taken the decision that he is not fit to do so.

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