In a major announcement, Oxygen Esports recently revealed that popular Spanish golfer Jon Rahm has joined the organization as an investor. Rahm is the newest traditional sports personalities to enter the arena of fast growing esports across the globe.

For anyone who’s unaware about the fact, Jon Rahm is a passionate video gamer himself as well. Hence, it makes even more sense to see him joining Oxygen eSports as an investor to make a big contribution.

Jon Rahm’s role to be huge as he teams up with Call of Duty centric organization

As is already known, Jon Rahm is a renowned name in the world of golf. He has been the number one player in World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks. Later, the Massachusetts-based star also clinched the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Apart from his love for golf, Jon is a notable Call of Duty gamer also. He’s the latest sportsperson to join Oxygen, as an investor, after the Kraft Family, basketball player Danny Ainge, Rob Gronkowski, and also Banner Ventures.

“Looking back on our conversations with Jon and his team, Jon’s involvement with Oxygen makes a lot of sense. Jon is public about his love for Call of Duty and the CDL,” said Murphy Vandervelde. The latter is the executive chairman of the esports organization.

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Vandervelde also mentioned that Rahm has a very impactful business acumen along with an unmatched spirit of winning. Plus he also has a “deep level of respect and connection with our existing investor base makes it a strong partnership on all fronts.”

Along with this partnership with the golfer, Oxygen is really looking forward to further expansion. As per the news based on the report, part of the newest investment will be spent on housing a large roster of its esports teams in Boston.

Earlier in 2022, Oxygen announced that it would make Boston Breach as the 12th team to compete in the Call of Duty League.

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Meanwhile, gaming and sports fans reacted positively to this fresh team-up. Most of them were glad to see the immense popularity of esports taking over the world gradually. Especially with the every increasing involvement of traditional sports players.

What are your thoughts on this partnership between Jon Rahm and Oxygen?

Do you think it will bring massive changes for competitive gaming in the future? Let us know in the comments.

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