The season opener of LIV Golf is going to kick off soon in Mexico. This time a total of thirteen teams are taking part, with all eyes on Legion XIII, the team of Jon Rahm. Fans are curious to know how the new team will perform with a new set of players.

The team was officially unveiled on January 30, with the Saudi-backed league making a widespread announcement. But some eagle-eyed fans have spotted mistakes in that announcement. Due to this, the Saudi-backed league has come under fire from fans, and the reasons are rather hilarious.

The rival league makes a mistake announcing Jon Rahm’s team

It is a rare occurrence that a well-established sports league comes under fire from fans due to spelling mistakes. But that unfortunately happened with LIV Golf. The Saudi-backed league sent out a press release on January 30, announcing Jon Rahm’s new team. However, they spelled the team name wrong – writing ‘Legion XII’ in place of Legion XIII.

Now the graphic release for the full season rosters of 2024 has come under fire from fans. While the names of all pre-established teams along with the players’ names were spelled correctly, Rahm’s team was once again left dry.

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Specifically, the name of the team captain was spelled incorrectly! Instead of writing Jon Rahm, a new name was given to Legion XIII skipper – John Rahm.

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However, this humble mistake has triggered hilarious reactions from fans online. While some took shots at LIV Golf, some sympathized with the people who made these mistakes.

Fans poke fun at the expense of LIV Golf’s mistake

All eyes of the fans are on the latest big signing of LIV Golf, Jon Rahm. Naturally, the fans will pick up the mistakes made for the same. And it was truly unfortunate that the mistakes happened twice from LIV Golf’s end. So a fan tried to defend this mistake.

Another fan supported this by stating the team names and player names can be hard to remember sometimes.

However, the majority of fans had something else in mind. A fan poked fun at the fact that the Saudi-backed league made mistakes twice for their star signing.

Another fan pointed out this mistake would not have occurred if the people making those posts loved the game.

A fan had a rather interesting theory. They claimed the Saudi-backed league does not have enough money left for promotions now that they have offered multi-million dollar deals to poach golfers.

What are your thoughts on the mistakes made by LIV Golf in announcing Jon Rahm? Let us know in the comments section below.

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