Is Jon Rahm On His Way Out of LIV Golf?
A year ago, LIV Golf was rejoicing with the signing of their biggest star today, Jon Rahm. They gave him a huge contract, including his own team, Legion XIII.
There is no denying that Legion XIII has done pretty well in their first year, including Rahm winning the 2024 Individual LIV Golf Championship.
But it was not an easy trek for the Spaniard in 2024. He did not perform well in the Major Championships, withdrawing from the U.S. Open with a foot injury, and it took him several starts to win his first LIV Golf individual championship in England.
Rumors have been floating around about Rahm’s feelings and the LIV Golf League. Mostly coming from voices on the Golf Channel, who are not in love with LIV Golf and will go at any length to discredit the league.
I personally posted the question about Rahm’s rumors to LIV Golf via their YouTube channel and got no response from their PR department, Greg Norman, or Jon Rahm.
Fast forward to LIV Golf Individual Championship week. During his press conference, Rahm was asked about his future in the DPWT and the ongoing saga on the payment of fines and his participation in the Ryder Cup.
Rahm said that he was not planning to pay fines, and he wanted to be part of the Ryder Cup. At this time, the case has been reviewed by a DPWT panel and in the meantime he will be eligible to play in the Acciona Open De España .
To add more mud to the already murky waters, Rahm skipped the LIV Golf Team Championship citing an illness. I would guess he let Norman know from Spain as the Acciona Open De Espana is going to be played this week.
Most LIV Golf doubters will see this as a “Buyer’s Remorse” move from Rahm. I do not know what it means, but in the absence of LIV Golf management addressing the aforementioned rumors, it is easy for the opposition to create lots of chatter.
Will we see Jon Rahm in LIV Golf next season? Perhaps or perhaps not. The PGA Tour would be smart to buy his contract out from LIV Golf and return him to the PGA Tour, but I am not sure how these contracts have been negotiated to begin with.
One thing is certain, Rahm leaving his team out to dry during the LIV Golf Team Championship is not what been a team captain is all about and has left a lot of questions about his future with LIV Golf.