Jon Rahm could put the PGA Tour in a very awkward position after his latest schedule decision

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Jon Rahm relinquished his PGA Tour membership back in December 2023 when he jumped ship in order to join LIV Golf.

However, the decision that Rahm made then now looks like a terrible one.

LIV Golf is in all sorts of trouble right now after Saudi Arabia’s PIF announced that they would be pulling their funding from the project at the end of the 2026 season.

Jon Rahm doesn’t actually know where he will be playing his golf next season. If LIV Golf folds, he will have status on the DP World Tour but not on the PGA Tour.

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Rahm performed exceptionally well at the PGA Championship last week, and finished up in a tie for second.

However, his future is very much up in the air right now.

Jon Rahm could put the PGA Tour in an awkward position after his latest decision​

Jon Rahm is set to play in a PGA Tour event within the next couple of months.

The Genesis Scottish Open is co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour.

And Rahm has committed to compete at the Scottish Open as one of the five DP World Tour events he has agreed to play, according to Golf.com writer Sean Zak.

Now the PGA Tour could be left in a very awkward spot.

We know that in order to regain PGA Tour status, LIV Golf players must serve a 12-month suspension from when they played their last LIV event.

That wasn’t the case with Brooks Koepka, who was handed a one-time offer from the PGA Tour.

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That olive branch was extended to Rahm, DeChambeau and Cam Smith as well, but they all declined the offer.

And as things stand, it is unclear as to whether PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp will ever offer the deal that was given to Koepka again.

So, if Rahm were to win the Genesis Scottish Open, the PGA Tour will have a really difficult decision on their hands.

Tricky situation awaits the PGA Tour if Jon Rahm wins the Scottish Open​

Any player who wins the co-sanctioned Scottish Open is given exempt status on the PGA Tour for two years.

So would they allow Rahm to take that up, if he were to lift the trophy at the Renaissance Club?

It’s highly doubtful that they would. However, if Rahm was refused PGA Tour membership, it would trigger a unique administrative and legal scenario.

Perhaps the middle ground would be for the PGA Tour to hand Rahm the deal that was given to Koepka four months ago.

Then it would be up to the Spaniard to decide whether he wants to return or not.

What remains unclear is whether Jon Rahm will actually be happy to relinquish his LIV Golf membership or not.

However, that may soon become a moot point if LIV Golf ceases to exist.

Either way, it will be incredibly interesting to see what the PGA Tour do if Jon Rahm wins the Genesis Scottish Open in July.

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