Jon Rahm dismisses Phil Mickelson's 'trending' comments

Rahm was asked during his pre-tournament press conference at the CJ Cup on Tuesday about Mickelson's comments last week,

in which Mickelson said LIV Golf is on the rise while the PGA Tour is going in the opposite direction.

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I love Phil," said Rahm, who shares an agency with Mickelson and considers the six-time major winner a mentor, "but I don't know what he's talking about.

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Jon Rahm said that I do not know why he said that. Here's what Mickelson, who reportedly signed a nine-figure deal with the Saudi-backed circuit.

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Rahm was asked during his pre-tournament press conference at the CJ Cup on Tuesday about Mickelson's comments last week,

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told reporters last week at the LIV Golf tournament in Saudi Arabia: “For a long, long time — my 30 years on the PGA Tour.

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basically all the top players have been playing on the PGA Tour, at least in the last 20 years. This will never happen again.

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I think you have to pick a side going forward. And I firmly believe that I am on the winning side of how things will evolve and shape in the coming years of professional golf.

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