Jon Rahm joked the past champions' dinner at The Masters might be a little tense as he called for a joint decision over LIV players' participation in the Ryder Cup.
The PGA Tour has indefinitely suspended players who have joined the breakaway tour which rules out the likes of Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka being selected.
It is unclear which European players will be selected in Luke Donald's side. The Englishman previously admitted his plans were a little bit "in limbo" until a court determines whether or not the DP World Tour can ban LIV players.
Speaking ahead of the Sentry Tournament of Champions on the PGA Tour, the Spanish World No.5 suggested that a joint decision is made over LIV Golf players' participation.
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Rahm said some "tough choices" will have to be made as he joked that having a second child with Kelley Cahill in 2022 made it difficult for him to focus on "the chaos" in the golf world.
Asked what he hopes happens in the Ryder Cup, Rahm said:
"What I hope? I hope Europe wins. That's about that.
"Listen, there's some people that are going to have to make some tough choices, right? A little bit of that is out of my reach. My guess is I hope the PGA of America and European Tour make a decision together. I don't think it would be smart to have one team allowing LIV players and one not to.
"And besides that, even if they decide not to on that side, I think it's going to give an opportunity for a lot of great young players to show up and have the chance in Europe, right? It's just going to be an opportunity for all of them. We saw a younger U.S. team last Ryder Cup and they did what they did.
"So I'm hoping these younger guys who have grown up watching the Ryder Cup and seeing their idols do what they do, let's say, it energizes the team a little bit in any manner and we show up there to win."
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On 20 December, Augusta National confirmed they would allow LIV Golf players to compete in The Masters.
As many as 16 players are currently due participate in the major in April.
One of Rahm's good friends - Phil Mickelson - will be making a hugely-anticipated return to Georgia.
Rahm told the media:
"One thing I keep going back to, and it's probably only funny to me, but I think the Masters champions dinner's going to be a little tense compared to how it's been in the past.
"So I keep thinking about it because I wish I could be there and just be able to see how things work out. Too bad the U.S. Open doesn't have one of those.
"But, yeah, I think it's an exciting year. Obviously, we're all curious about how it's going to work out, but we're all excited to see what this year's going to, how it's going to unfold and how it's going to play out for everybody."
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Will there be a difference?
Rahm continued:
"I think it's going to be the same. I mean, I didn't feel a difference in any of the majors last year. If somebody has a problem with LIV players, they're just not going to deal with them and that's about it.
"In my mind, like I've said it before, I respect their choice and the ones I was friends with before I'm still going to be friends with, right? It doesn't change the way I'm going to operate with them.
"So I think a lot of, let's say, animosity, if there's any, might be created more by you guys than anything else. I don't think there's that much of a problem between players, at least in person, because if there is, they can avoid each other."
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