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What’s good for Jon Rahm is terrible for the game of golf

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At its heart, golf is a simple game. Not easy, but simple: Tee it up, swing away, and whoever reaches the pin in the fewest strokes wins. Everyone is equal standing on the first tee.

But simplicity and equality don’t fit in the worldview of professional golf. Power and profitability rule the sport at its highest levels, and if that means the game suffers … too bad, so sad.