Rahm will not be the primary star to just accept the Saudi riches, becoming a member of the likes of Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson in addition to a few of his fellow Europeans in Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia. Like many, Rahm revealed it was not simply the cash that drew him in.

The Spaniard as soon as once more reiterated the breakaway league’s efforts to ‘grow the game’ as one of many key causes behind his swap, in addition to the £450 million signing charge. His Ryder Cup teammate Lowry nonetheless will not be satisfied. 

"I think what Jon said about growing the game and stuff that’s obviously what they have to say,” Lowry told the Irish Independent. “They’ve signed on the dotted line. They’ve been told by the communications team that this is what you say when you’re asked this and you have no other choice really because they own you now.”

Similarly to his fellow LIV comrades Koepka and Johnson, Rahm added that his family was at the forefront of his decision to leave the PGA Tour. “Every decision I feel like we make in life there will be somebody who agrees and likes it and somebody who doesn’t, right,” he said.

“I made this decision because I believe it’s the best for me and my family and everybody I’ve been able to talk to has been really supportive of me, so I’m very comfortable with my decision." This once more nonetheless seems to be a remark that doesn't sit properly with Lowry.