Jon Rahm withdraws from LIV Houston golf tournament ahead of 2024 US Open with foot injury
Rahm went three under during Round 1 on Friday and made six birdies to start Round 2 on Saturday. He retired after making his final par putt.
According to X’s @TeeTimesPub , Rahm worked on his leg just minutes before exiting Friday. He was also clearly sore when his tee shot on the seventh Friday, but finished the round. The LIV show later added that Rahm was playing with a cut between his toes.
Rahm withdraws five days before the start of the first round of the US Open at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Rahm is a two-time winner after winning the 2021 US Open and the 2023 Masters. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour but left last year to join LIV. Rahm has done well at LIV so far, recording seven top-10 finishes and two third-place finishes.
But now all eyes are on Thursday to see if Rahm can play at the US Open.
The good news is that the injury doesn’t seem too serious based on initial reports and he has some time to recover. On the other hand, he was embarrassed enough to withdraw from this weekend’s event with 30 holes remaining.
Rahm is currently +2200 to win the US Open.
