Who Is Adri Arnaus? Exploring LIV Golf’s Latest Rumored Professional

After Jon Rahm joined LIV Golf, the news of many other golfers leaving the PGA Tour and joining LIV Golf followed. However, those speculations were put out by some of the players themselves. Currently, the news of another professional golfer joining LIV Golf is making the rounds on the internet.

If the rumors are to be true, Adri Arnaus will be joining the Spaniard’s team on the Saudi-funded circuit. Arnaus is currently ranked in 194th place in OWGR, and his relationship with Rahm goes way back. He was part of Jon Rahm’s team that won the European Junior U-18 in 2011. Let us get to know the rumored new LIV golfer better!

Adri Arnaus: Early life and career so far

Born on October 17, 1994, Adri Arnaus has loved golf since he was a little boy. He grew up in Barcelona, a beautiful city in Spain, and went to college in Texas, where he studied and played golf for four years. The 29-year-old graduated in 2016 and turned pro the next year.

Arnaus had an amazing amateur career and earned many trophies. The Spaniard was the champion of the Spanish Amateur Open, and he was part of the Spanish team that won the European Amateur Team Championship in 2017. He also played on the Alps Tour, a lower-level tour in Europe, where he won two titles as an amateur: Villaverde Open and Alps Tour Grand Final. After two wins on the Alps Tour and two runner-up finishes, he earned a place on the Challenge Tour for 2018 by leading to the Order of Merit.

After that, Arnaus moved up to the Challеngе Tour, the second-tier tour in Europe, after turning pro. He faced many tough competitors, but he proved himself by winning the Ras Al Khaimah Challenge Tour Grand Final, the most important event of the season. He beat Victor Perez and secured his spot on the 2019 European Tour.

Arnaus’s European Tour performance and majors

He has won a single European Tour title so far, which was in 2022. He was playing in his home country and won the Catalunya Championship, a famous tournament in Spain. Arnaus has also played in three of the four major tournaments in golf. He has yet to make an appearance at Augusta National.

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His first time at any major tournament was back in 2019 when he competed in the US Open. He finished in the 59th spot and later failed to make the cut at the Open Championship. In 2022, he played in all three majors except the Masters and earned his career’s best major finish so far. The golfer finished in 30th place at the PGA Championship during his first-ever appearance. He failed to make the cut at the US Open but finished in the 76th spot at the Open. As for 2023, he failed to make the cut in both of his appearances.

What are your thoughts about his potential LIV Golf move, and that too in Jon Rahm’s team? Do you think he will make a good addition to the Spaniard’s team? Let us know below! 

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