Jon Rahm settles with DP World Tour, Ryder Cup future now certain even if LIV isn't
TL;DR
Jon Rahm has reached a settlement with the DP World Tour, ensuring his participation in the upcoming Ryder Cup. His status with the LIV Golf tour remains uncertain.
Key points
- Jon Rahm settled with the DP World Tour
- Rahm will participate in the Ryder Cup
- His status with LIV Golf remains uncertain
- DP World Tour allows participation in LIV events under certain conditions
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Jon Rahm has settled with the DP World Tour and will be back in the fold for the Ryder Cup. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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Jon Rahm’s future as a LIV Golf tour member may be in doubt, but he’s now back on good terms with the DP World Tour — formerly the European Tour — which sets him up for a key spot on next year’s Ryder Cup team.
Rahm and the DP World Tour had been at odds over the payment of fines for Rahm’s participation in LIV events. Unlike the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour allowed players to compete on the LIV tour provided they played in at least six DP World events, two of which were at the tour’s discretion.
Rahm had opposed both the fines and the mandated tournament appearances, and fought back even as eight other members of LIV Golf acceded to the DP World Tour’s terms. But on Tuesday, prior to LIV’s Virginia event, Rahm indicated that he and the DP World Tour had reached an agreement, with both sides offering concessions.
"The DP World Tour and Jon Rahm have come to an agreement on conditional releases to play in conflicting tournaments on LIV Golf during the remainder of its 2026 season,” the tour said in a statement released Tuesday morning. “This involves payment of all outstanding fines accrued from 2024 to date, along with participation in agreed DP World Tour tournaments (outside the majors) in the remainder of the 2026 season."
Rahm has torched LIV this season, with two wins and three runner-up finishes over the tour’s first six events of 2026. He didn’t seem particularly concerned about how the fight with the DP World Tour would affect his Ryder Cup status; given that he’s one of the European team’s greatest players, there never was any serious doubt that he’d be in the lineup at Adare Manor in 2027.
LIV continues to operate under a cloud of uncertainty given the fact that its Saudi benefactors will be shutting off the flow of billions that’s propped up the league in its first four-plus years of existence. Rahm joined LIV in late 2023 in a controversial move that only inflamed passions on both sides of golf’s divide. His contractual status and future are uncertain as the tour determines how to proceed without Saudi backing.
Q&A
What does Jon Rahm's settlement with the DP World Tour mean for his Ryder Cup participation?
The settlement guarantees Jon Rahm's place on the Ryder Cup team, as he is now back in good standing with the DP World Tour.
How did Jon Rahm's fines from LIV events affect his relationship with the DP World Tour?
Rahm's relationship with the DP World Tour was strained due to fines related to his participation in LIV events, but the settlement has resolved these issues.
Is Jon Rahm still a member of the LIV Golf tour after settling with the DP World Tour?
Jon Rahm's future as a LIV Golf tour member is uncertain despite settling with the DP World Tour.
