Jon Rahm has reached a cope with the European Tour that may enable him retain his membership and stay eligible for subsequent 12 months’s Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Eire.
In an settlement just like that signed by eight different LIV golfers in February, the Spaniard pays all excellent fines for enjoying in occasions that clashed with European Tour tournaments. The tour is now often called the DP World Tour.
Two-time main winner Rahm has been punished for 3 conflicting occasions this season, and has round £2 million ($2.7 million) in fines excellent since he joined the Saudi breakaway circuit in 2023.
In alternate for securing conditional releases for 2026, Rahm has additionally mentioned he’ll play in agreed European Tour occasions for the rest of this 12 months.
“The DP World Tour and Jon Rahm have come to an settlement on conditional releases to play in conflicting tournaments on LIV Golf through the the rest of its 2026 season,” mentioned a DP World Tour spokesman.
“This includes cost of all excellent fines accrued from 2024 up to now, together with participation in agreed DP World Tour tournaments (outdoors the majors) within the the rest of the 2026 season.”
The 31-year-old, who made his Ryder Cup debut in 2018, was a captain’s decide for the 2025 match at Bethpage Black, received by the European crew.
Rahm in March accused the DP World Tour of “extorting gamers” as he defined why he had not signed a deal to settle his fines for enjoying.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund mentioned final week it was withdrawing its multi-billion greenback backing of LIV Golf on the finish of the season, plunging the way forward for the tour into doubt.
Printed on Might 05, 2026