Jon Rahm, thrilled at a new deal allowing him to play on the DP World Tour, said Tuesday he expects LIV Golf players must make concessions to save the series.
The 31-year-old Spaniard, a former world number one, spoke ahead of this week's LIV Golf Virginia event at Trump National Washington.
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