Brian Rolapp confirms LIV Golfers have rung him over returning to the PGA Tour

Rolapp said that he is conscious of this as he looks to make the best possible decision for the PGA Tour: “Fans have always been consistent; they want to see the best golfers together as often as possible. And I agree with that, that’s great. I also think, I’ve made this very clear publicly, I’m interested in whatever makes the PGA Tour better.

“But at the same time, there’s a reality that we have a membership, and anything we do to make the PGA Tour better we have to balance with the interests of our current membership and current golfers.

“While I don’t have a lot of scar tissue from the past, it still exists. And I have to be conscious of that.

“You saw what Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed did. They made a decision, they got out of any commitments they had, they said we’re ready to come back, they said this is what we’re looking for, and the PGA Tour has that, and they found their way back.

“The PGA Tour may not be for everybody. What we’re building, I’m really excited about, our members are excited about, our fans are excited about. It may not excite some people. I would never begrudge somebody for making whatever business decision they made.

“But we ultimately want people who are really excited about what we are building, and I think over time we’ll just see how that plays out.”

Brian Rolapp makes comment that should worry Jon Rahm

While DeChambeau’s LIV contract is up at the end of this season, that is not the case for Jon Rahm. He’s stuck in a multi-year deal with LIV Golf, and he said before LIV Virginia that he does not see a way out of it.

He may seek help from the PGA Tour to buy him out of this contract if he finds himself stuck on the tour in 2027, but judging by Rolapp’s comments on this, that seems unlikely.

Rolapp said, “LIV has talked about that they have funding until the end of their season, I think they’re working hard to see what life is like after that.

“The reality is, all of their guys are under contract, so until they’re not under contract, it’s not really an issue we need to worry about, so we’re not spending a lot of time thinking about it, honestly.

“We’re spending most of our time thinking about our future and how to make the tour better.”

Rolapp’s stance is that it’s up to the players to get themselves out of their contracts, and then they can talk to the PGA Tour as free agents. So if there really is no way out of Rahm’s deal, he could be stuck there as the lone star on LIV next year.

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