Jon Rahm gets snippy with reporter over money questions at PGA Tour finale

Jon Rahm revealed his biggest pet peeve about the PGA Tour's season finale is that it's made out to be 'all about the money'.

Ben Smith

26 Aug 2023

Jon Rahm gets snippy with reporter over money questions at PGA Tour finale

Jon Rahm explained his biggest pet peeve about the season-ending Tour Championship is that 'it's all about the money'.

As far as Rahm is concerned, the 30 PGA Tour players who made it to East Lake aren't thinking about how much money each shot is worth.

There is a $75m prize purse this year, with $18m being awarded to the FedEx Cup champion. Next year, that is set to increase to $25m.

"It's one of my pet peeves when they make this tournament all about money because I think it takes away from it," he said after the second round.

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Rahm made it clear that he is in an extremely privileged position of vast wealth.

That being said, the Spaniard claimed even early in his career when the money was more important he was still firing at pins.

"If you want to be a great player, you're going to have to go for the win instead of thinking about your bank account," he added.

Here's the full exchange he had with a reporter:

Q. Early in your career when you're first starting out, did you ever think about the money --

JON RAHM:

"No."

Q. -- in terms of if I miss this or make --

JON RAHM:

"No."

Q. Do you think --

JON RAHM:

"It's one of the things that frustrates me about watching this broadcast. Like, we're not thinking if we miss a putt how much it's going to cost us money-wise. No chance. Like, none whatsoever. You're trying to finish as high as possible. You're trying to win a tournament. It's one of my pet peeves when they make this tournament all about money because I think it takes away from it.

"When you win a Green Jacket, I can tell you right now that any major champion this year might not remember how much money they made. And that's the beauty about this game and I think that's kind of how it should be. Obviously I'm saying that being in an extremely privileged position financially. I mean, at that point, from first to second, you're making a ton of money, so it's more about winning than the prize itself."

Q. But when you're a young guy, though, and money might -- the difference might really matter, if you don't have enough.

JON RAHM:

"No, no. I mean, my first pro event I was flag hunting on the last few holes. If I had to finish solo second I would have earned my Tour card and I think I finished tied for third. I ended up earning it a couple weeks after that. But I was going for the win.

"If you want to be a great player, you're going to have to go for the win instead of thinking about your bank account. Again, when I turned pro, I was already in a privileged situation because of what I had done as an amateur. So some brands took a chance on me and money wasn't an issue."

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Here's Jon Rahm explaining his 'pet peeve' about the PGA Tour's $75m season finale at East Lake. pic.twitter.com/dg7Imer3Qi
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