Jon Rahm arranges private jet for LIV golfers stranded in Middle East amid Iran's counterattacks: report

Several LIV Golf players were reportedly stranded successful Dubai amid attacks by Iran, but they are harmless acknowledgment to 1 of their own. 

Seven players and a caddie were stuck successful the United Arab Emirates arsenic Iran committed retaliatory attacks connected Israel and respective of its neighbors.

The Saudi-backed league is playing successful Hong Kong this weekend, truthful those who person homes successful Dubai were determination earlier heading to China. But erstwhile the attacks began, airports closed and flights were canceled.

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Jon Rahm hits from the eighth tee during the 2nd circular of the St. Jude Championship play tourney Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, successful Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

LIV reportedly explored options to get its players to Hong Kong safely, but Jon Rahm took matters into his ain hands, according to Golf.com.

The two-time large victor and his squad arranged a charter formation done his concern with VistaJet, a backstage aviation company, to alert the members from Oman to Hong Kong. LIV had planned connected getting its players to London first.

"Do immoderate you person to do, but get them get retired of there," Rahm reportedly told his team.

Jon Rahm watches his tee changeable connected the 2nd spread during the archetypal circular of the BMW Championship play tournament, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, successful Olympia Fields, Illinois. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Two of the members were portion of Rahm's Legion XIII squad.

It was nary casual commute, arsenic a emblematic four-plus hr thrust was overmuch longer owed to postulation with others besides trying to get to Oman. But aft leaving astatine astir midnight section clip Wednesday morning, they landed successful Hong Kong astir 8 hours later.

Caleb Surratt, 1 of the golfers stuck successful Dubai, told Golf Channel that it was "terrifying."

"There’s a batch of alleviation conscionable knowing that they’re going to spot their teammates today, and they’ll beryllium capable to vie alongside of them starting tomorrow," 1 root told Golf.com.

Rahm joined LIV successful precocious 2023 successful what has been rumored to beryllium a woody worthy much than $300 million. There has been immoderate speculation that the woody was worthy adjacent treble that.

Jon Rahm of Spain poses with the Masters trophy during the Green Jacket Ceremony aft winning the 2023 Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club connected April 9, 2023, successful Augusta, Georgia. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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He won the Masters months earlier joining LIV aft winning the U.S. Open successful 2021 astatine Torrey Pines.

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