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Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm may want to return to the PGA Tour, but they face a cool reception. LIV Golf's financial troubles complicate their situation as the Tour's internal dynamics lean against welcoming them back.
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The first step in navigating a FAFO situation is to acknowledge that you did, in fact, FA. Thatâs a difficult reconciliation for LIV golfers, conditioned as they are to present their actions as âgrow the gameâ altruism or something that everyone wouldâve done in their position, despite overwhelming evidence that neither is true. But even the most obtuse among them must now realize that theyâve reached the point of FO.
LIVâs luckless CEO, Scott OâNeil, is thought by many to be a capable executive, but heâll struggle to find any takers for the bag of dog do heâs shopping around now that the Saudi Public Investment Fund is winding down its financing after torching billions of dollars. Whatever OâNeil can cobble together wonât be enough to sustain the current burn rate of $100 million a month, wonât fund Bryson DeChambeauâs exorbitant self-valuation, and wonât feed the army of washed-up golfers, coaches, coat-holders and bot farmers who have grown fat on the Saudi teat (spare a thought for the aspiring leeches, whose toil as social media trolls seems destined to have been for naught).
Whatever future LIV Golf has will be more penurious than profligate.
Thereâs widespread speculation that LIVâs two biggest stars â Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm â might consider returning to the PGA Tour, although both remain under contract. Few pause to wonder whether theyâd actually be welcomed back. Right now, the prevailing sentiment seems squarely against. Recent conversations with several people familiar with the Tourâs internal dynamics â in the locker room and at the GloHo â suggest that Brian Rolapp would face stiff opposition if he attempted to clear a smooth path back for Rahm or DeChambeau.
The Tourâs CEO found the return of Brooks Koepka in January an easier sell. Koepka was popular with his members, wasnât an enthusiastic propagandist for LIV, and was regarded as an opportunistic asset grab that would weaken a rival. Also, the Tour had no reason to doubt OâNeilâs repeated assertions that the league was fully funded through 2032. The past week revealed to Rolapp â and apparently to OâNeil â that financing extends only for a few more months. Market conditions typically dictate the terms of any deal, and the market has shifted significantly against LIVâs players.
Rahm and DeChambeau are not particularly popular among PGA Tour members. The Spaniardâs move to LIV hardened sentiment against an alliance with the Saudis because players couldnât stomach the idea of him returning, pockets stuffed, to declare himself the catalyst who had reunified the sport. DeChambeau has always been polarizing, but is resented for signing on to LIVâs antitrust lawsuit against the Tourâwhose members had to pay the legal costs of defending it â and for being one of the few guys still pursuing the litigation when it was finally dismissed. That has been neither forgotten nor forgiven.
DeChambeau and Rahm may seek a return due to LIV Golf's financial instability and the challenges they face under their current contracts.
LIV golfers like DeChambeau and Rahm may encounter resistance from PGA Tour members and management, who are skeptical about their return.
LIV Golf is reportedly burning through $100 million a month, leading to speculation about the future of its players and their contracts.
Koepka was popular among PGA Tour members and did not actively promote LIV Golf, making his return more acceptable than that of DeChambeau and Rahm.

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âThere was respect and enthusiasm for Koepka. Maybe less respect for Reed, but understanding that his path was different and respect that he was willing to earn that path,â said a source familiar with the Tourâs current mood. âThis will be a much more difficult path back because of the changed circumstances, and the suit by Bryson. The bar is much higher this time.â
Which suggests little appetite for reopening the Returning Member Program that renditioned Koepka, and certainly not on the terms he accepted â including a $5 million charitable contribution, forfeiture of all potential equity in the PGA Tourâs for-profit business for five years, and no eligibility for FedEx Cup bonuses this year. Koepka was out of contract and made the move of his own volition. If DeChambeau and Rahm reach out in the future, it will be perceived as desperation rather than desire, and only because the Saudisâ investment priorities changed. And if they donât yet grasp the antipathy that exists among their former colleagues, it will become evident when theyâre presented terms considerably more punitive than those offered four months ago, before the PIF cut them adrift.
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 14: Jon Rahm of Legion XIII and Bryson DeChambeau of the Crushers GC after they finished their round on the 18th during day three of LIV Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club on February 14, 2026 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images)
The prevalent attitude was summarized to me thusly: âWe have 95% of the best players in the world. We can live without the other 5% if we have to.â
Of course, Rolapp has said that he wants all of the best players competing on the PGA Tour, especially as heâs going to market seeking a lucrative new media rights agreement. Itâs assumed that any decision on DeChambeau and Rahm is his to make, assumed that heâs a pragmatic corporate creature, and assumed that his ilk are devoid of emotion when it comes to business decisions. Only the latter two assumptions are accurate. Rolapp answers not only to the Tourâs investors but to its players, and apparently, the players arenât feeling too welcoming of refugees from Phil Mickelsonâs folly. Nor do they anticipate fans will be urging an amnesty for LIV guys. The stance seems to be that Rahm and DeChambeau will need the Tour more than the Tour needs them.
âGolf immortality is achieved by winning majors and PGA Tour events. Youâre not going to achieve immortality by hitting golf balls over your garage,â one insider said witheringly. And how might other LIV guys be treated? âNo sense of urgency,â came the reply. Thatâs corporate-speak for âPound sand.â
Even if they arenât yet reconciled to it in these early days of the unraveling, the reality for many LIV players is that Mickelson and Greg Norman convinced them theyâd be saddling up on a thoroughbred, but instead they find themselves strapped to a knackered nag on a one-way trip to the glue factory.
Emon Lynch is a columnist for Golfweek and a consistent contributor to Golf Channel.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm cool reception upon PGA Tour return