Jon Rahm recently revealed the experience of playing alongside basketball superstar LeBron James. The star golfer said that it was unique to see a player of James’ stature being this fun.
Recently, Jon Rahm shared a photograph with the $1.3 billion-worth NBA legend prior to his LIV Golf Hong Kong win. On Monday, March 9, during the pre-event press conference of LIV Golf Singapore, the Spaniard spilled a few details on their meeting. The duo played a few holes at Scottsdale.
“We have a friend in common,” he said. “He lives in Scottsdale. I’ve known him forever. He’s a naturopath. His name is Sunil Jain, and obviously he’s close with both of us, and I think he may do some work with LeBron. But they were flying in to play the Suns Thursday night but they were there on Wednesday, so he asked if there was a possibility and if we had the chance to play together. So I arranged my schedule to be able to be there on Wednesday afternoon, and that was it.”
“It was really fun. We got to play 13 holes because we teed off at 3:30, so there wasn’t a lot of daylight. But it was quite unique to see somebody of his caliber as an athlete, with his weight in the world and physical stature and everything be as giggly as he was, just being able to play golf and watch him because it was me, the owner of the golf course, and Pat Perez was there, as well,” he added.
The two-time major champion added that it was a unique experience to watch players of such high caliber. He added that James was over the moon during their game but noted that he had a lot of work to do on his game.
“He just started playing golf, so he hasn’t had the time to develop yet, and quite frankly this game is not made for somebody who’s 6’9″. I don’t think anybody makes clubs for a 6’9″ beginner that’s that strong. He’s going to have to go through a bit of a painful process of learning all of the basics before he can truly enjoy playing good golf. But it was a really fun afternoon,” he further stated.
When will Jon Rahm tee off at LIV Golf Singapore?
The tee times for LIV Golf Singapore are yet to be announced, but the pairings have been revealed. Jon Rahm is grouped with Thomas Detry and Talor Gooch for the first round action at the Sentosa Golf Club.
Rahm has been in good form this season and hasn’t finished outside the top 2 in the three events so far. Last week, he ended his eighteen-month title drought after beating Thomas Detry by three strokes.
Jon Rahm has collected a whopping 426 points in 2026 and has a 197-point lead over second-placed Elvis Smylie. Here’s a look at the current LIV Golf standings for 2026:
- Jon Rahm: 426.00
- Elvis Smylie: 229.76
- Anthony Kim: 217.76
- Thomas Detry: 151.60
- Peter Uihlein: 137.58
- Thomas Pieters: 125.76
- Bryson DeChambeau: 76.90
- Lucas Herbert: 74.16
- Abraham Ancer: 70.91
- Dean Burmester: 65.00