Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm may not be presented with easy way back on the PGA Tour with both facing difficulties

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Dan Rapaport predicts what will happen to LIV Golf players if the league ends

It’s certainly an interesting time for Rahm and DeChambeau, who occupy first and second spots respectively in the 2026 LIV Golf standings.

Their golfing futures are now up in the air, but Dan Rapaport believes players on the Saudi-backed tour have very little to worry about if LIV Golf is indeed shut down.

“The players are going to be fine,” he said.

“These guys have taken big sums of money and if they earn it, the meritocracy is going to be back into this.

“If they earn it, I’m sure they will be back on the PGA Tour.

“The talk of lifetime bans, that stuff is obviously over.

“We saw that with Brooks [Koepka] coming back right away.

“We saw that with [Patrick] Reed coming back with a one-year penalty.

“There are people who are going to lose their jobs and that sucks, people that work at LIV Golf, but the players are going to be fine.”

Clearly there is a pathway back onto the PGA Tour from LIV Golf, but Koepka’s unique case was only through a new returning member programme.

Reed meanwhile aims to reinstate his membership for the 2027 season, but he can return as a non-member in August 2026.

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Will Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau be welcomed back on the PGA Tour?

It remains to be seen what lies ahead for DeChambeau and Rahm in that regard, with the latter’s case particularly intriguing.

Rahm recently withdrew his appeal against DP World Tour sanctions for his LIV Golf appearances, but he has yet to pay his outstanding fines.

In contrast, eight LIV Golf players did accept an offer from the DP World Tour allowing them to play in tournaments if their outstanding fines are paid.

As for DeChambeau, he hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with players on the PGA Tour, but his return would be box office, and could be a huge boost for attendance and viewing figures.

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