LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm has explained exactly why he rejected a deal from the DP World Tour which would have granted him a conditional release for the 2026 season.
Among the conditions which had to be met included payment of fines of all outstanding fines for breaches of the DP World Tour’s Regulations, as well as participation in additional stipulated DP World Tour tournaments and withdrawal of all pending appeals.
However, Rahm’s name was conspicuous by its absence when the announcement was made and many wondered why he was the only notable name to turn down the offer.
Speaking ahead of LIV Golf Hong Kong, Rahm went into great detail when explaining his reasons.
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The two-time Major winner said: “I don’t like what they’re doing currently with the contract they’re having us sign. I don’t like the conditions.
“They’re asking me to play a minimum of six events, and they dictate where two of those have to be, amongst other things that I don’t agree with.
“If we just go based on that… I’ve been a dual member my whole career, PGA Tour and DP World Tour. Now with LIV Golf being accepted in the world rankings as part of the ecosystem, you could almost say a three-tour member, even though I’m suspended from the PGA Tour.
“But I’ve always been a dual member. Never once have I been asked for a release to play either one of those tours. We’ve never submitted a release.
“So why is it now that we need to be offering this and there’s all these penalties? I [don’t] understand why they’re doing it. What’s the problem?”
Rahm’s fines from the DP World Tour began in the 2024 season, once he had joined LIV Golf, and have only grown in number since. His total bill from the Wentworth-based circuit is believed to total around $3 million.
The 31-year-old has always rejected the notion of settling the financial penalties and even went as far as revealing that the DP World Tour asked him to appeal the fines in 2024 so that it could formulate…
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