While speaking ahead of this week's Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour, LIV Golf star Jon Rahm blasted the Official World Golf Ranking at his pre-tournament press conference. “They (LIV) told me early on,

Jon Rahm was in the Persian Gulf this week, playing in the DP World Tour's Hero Desert Dubai Classic. It is one of the more iconic tournaments on the European Tour each year. Rahm posted a respectable opening round, but fell flat Friday, carding a 5-over 77. That was enough to send him home packing for the weekend.

Jon Rahm has been embroiled in a battle with the DP World Tour after being fined and suspended for competing in LIV Golf events, with the Spaniard now appealing the sanctions

Because of his affiliation with LIV Golf, Jon Rahm faces a bevy of sanctions and fines from the DP World Tour, which facilitates the Ryder Cup from the European side. He does not know when arbitrators will settle those issues,