"He played more for himself" - Jon Rahm's caddie Adam Hayes gets candid about the 2024 LIV Golf Championship win

On Sunday, September 15, Jon Rahm claimed the latest LIV Golf Championship after triumphing at LIV Golf Chicago. Following Rahm's win, his caddie, Adam Hayes, spoke candidly about the victory.

Rahm entered the Bolingbrook Golf Club with a three-point lead over Joaquin Niemann in the standings. He maintained his performance in the final individual event of the season and beat Niemann and Sergio Garcia by a three-stroke margin to win the LIV Golf Individual Championship.

After the win, Rahm's caddie, Hayes, reflected on Rahm's mindset this season.

"You know, this year had a lot of expectations and different stuff and it's hard to not listen to the people," he said. "So when you have those expectations and it's been a tough year for a lot of different reasons."

"But you know I keep saying get organized, like the last since Valderrama, (Rahm's) game was good, the new shaft and driver and then just he had a plan. I felt that being in the area just kind of almost played more to prove people wrong. And then the last part of the year, I think he played more for himself," he continued.

Earlier in the interview, Hayes revealed that Jon Rahm wasn't feeling great on Friday but managed the ball well over the weekend and played a pretty organized game in the final two rounds.

"No bogeys, a lot of fairways, which are hard to hit out here," he added. "The fairways were the firmest I've seen other than maybe a few Open Championships. So it put a premium on the tee ball. So we did that very well and then were able to give ourselves enough good looks to get it done."

How much money did Jon Rahm earn in this LIV Golf season so far?

Jon Rahm won a $4 million share for winning LIV Golf Chicago. Additionally, he took home an $18 million bonus for clinching the LIV Golf Championship. This brought his season's earnings to over $38 million.

Rahm earned around $37 million from this LIV season, which included two individual wins and four team wins. In addition, he earned around $509,033 from the two majors where he made the cut this year.

Here's a look at Jon Rahm's earnings this season:

LIV Golf

LIV Golf Mayakoba (T3rd): $1,250,000
LIV Golf Las Vegas (8th): $525,000
LIV Golf Jeddah (5th): $800,000
LIV Golf Hong Kong (T8th): $396,071
LIV Golf Miami (T4th): $833,333
LIV Golf Adelaide (T3rd): $920,000
LIV Golf Singapore (T10th): $371,250
LIV Golf Houston (W/D): -
LIV Golf Nashville (T3rd): $1,000,000
LIV Golf Andalucía (T10th): $392,500
LIV Golf UK (1st): $4,000,000
LIV Golf Greenbrier (2nd): $2,250,000
LIV Golf Chicago (1st): $4,000,000
LIV Golf Individual Standings (1st): $18,000,000

Major Championships

Masters (T45th): $57,200
PGA Championship (Missed Cut): -
US Open (W/D): -
The Open Championship (T7th): $451,833