Jon Rahm demands clarity after Open warning – No | Golf News

Jon Rahm contends there may be inadequate clarity relating to the new codes of conduct being applied at major championships following a warning he acquired for his conduct at The Open Championship.

The major championships have initiated a crackdown on inappropriate participant conduct this season through the introduction of written codes of conduct, but gamers – Rahm among them – really feel there may be confusion surrounding how the rules will likely be utilized.

The USGA didn’t release any video of the Niemann incident, but eyewitness stories counsel his violation was significantly more extreme than Rahm’s. Nevertheless, the two-time major winner argues the majors must do a superior job of clarifying what sort of conduct will warrant a penalty versus a warning.

“I personally have no idea what the line is. No clue,” he said forward of LIV Golf’s match stop in England this week. “I think you can all kind of understand what it may or may not be.

“I utterly forgot about it until it occurred. I do know they issued a number of warnings over the course of the week. Yeah, it might be good to have some clarity.”

The other player called out for his behavior at Birkdale was Bob MacIntyre, who received a warning from The R&A for “slamming a membership into the ground” following a wayward tee shot on the 16th hole during Sunday’s final round.

Despite facing the prospect of a two-stroke penalty, MacIntyre made clear that the code of conduct regulations would not temper his passionate demeanor on the course.

“I’m going to do it for the remainder of my profession,” he said. “I attempt to toe the road, but when you’re feeling you are enjoying a golf course that you’ll be able to hit it just about anyplace and there’s no real punishment, and then you do hit one barely off line, and you get the largest punishment you’ll be able to presumably get, it is just a sore one. Again, I’m going to react aggressively at occasions. Part of my DNA”.

“To be sincere, I could not care less. If I obtained a two-shot penalty, it is my fault. A warning, it is my fault. I do not actually fear about it.”

Much like MacIntyre, Rahm is well known for his emotional style of play, and he ran hot throughout the week at Birkdale. He was photographed ripping his glove in two after sending his tee shot out of bounds on the opening hole of Sunday’s final round, effectively ending his challenge for the Claret Jug.

However, the former world No. 1 maintains that his on-course temper stays firmly within the ropes.

Rahm said: “I play a sport for a dwelling. I am unable to actually be too upset about how issues are going in life. Even though I’m very pissed off on the course very often, off the course I’m very different to what a lot of people suppose.”