Decoding the rookie team name on LIV Golf League 2024

Legion XIII is the newest team on the LIV Golf League, led by former world number one Jon Rahm and named after the Roman legion, which just so happens to match reality.

Rahm captains Legion XIII. Photo: LIV Golf — Rahm captains Legion XIII. Photo: *LIV Golf*

LIV Golf League announced Legion XIII with Rahm as captain on January 30. This is the 13th team in the golf arena of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia, which has an estimated total net worth of more than $600 billion. And so, the name Rahm reflects that size in the Roman numerals. Moreover, it also shows the personnel structure in which "X" is the captain and "III" is the number of players.

All LIV Golf League teams have a captain and three members. Rahm chose Legion for the first part of the name because it was the name of the iconic legion in the Roman army during the reign of Emperor Julius Caesar, representing the spirit of fighting and loyalty.

"I chose the team name based on the warrior spirit. The XIII Legion in Caesar's army is what I like best," the Spanish golfer explained the origin of his team's name.

Rahm's team has recruited Tyrrell Hatton - a golfer who has won many cups on the DP World Tour and PGA Tour, young star Caleb Surratt and Kieran Vincent, who has just completed two years of professional experience, including winning the Vietnam International Series on the Asian Tour in March 2023. Hatton's estimated salary on the LIV Golf League is 63.35 million USD, much more than his combined income on the two biggest golf arenas in the world.

Legion XIII will begin LIV Golf League action at the 2024 season opener in Mayakoba, Mexico.

Rahm announced his move to the LIV Golf League last month, with an estimated salary of at least $300 million. Before moving to another arena, Rahm was an A-list star on the top professional golf systems in the US and Europe, demonstrating through 11 PGA Tour cups and 10 DP World Tour victories. In the world professional men's golf rankings, he accumulated 52 weeks as the number one player.

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