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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 02: Captain Jon Rahm of Legion XIII warms up in the practice area during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational - Mayakoba at El Camaleon at Mayakoba on February 02, 2024 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Photo by Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images)
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During a press conference ahead of the LIV Golf Virginia event on Tuesday, Jon Rahm revealed to reporters that he and the DP World Tour have come to an agreement, providing him with eligibility to compete in DP World Tour events. It also allows Rahm to regain his eligibility to play for the European Team in the Ryder Cup in 2027.
The agreement ends a dispute between Rahm and the DP World Tour over unpaid fines levied on Rahm for playing in conflicting golf events without a release from the DP World Tour. Rahm had appealed those fines in 2024 but withdrew his appeal in March 2026. It’s estimated that the fines were around $3 million.
Rahm stated that both he and the DP World Tour had made concessions in order to come to an agreement. "I offered some; they extended an olive branch. Obviously we've reached an agreement. That will not be a stress anymore," Rahm said Tuesday.
"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 DP World Tour said in a statement. "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 had previously rejected a deal put forth by the DP World Tour which would have required him to play a minimum of six DP World Tour events. Details about the number of tournaments Rahm would be required to play as part of the agreement have not been released.
Rahm and LIV Golf’s Future
It’s unclear whether Rahm intends to use his regained status on the DP World Tour as a possible path back to the PGA Tour. “Right now, I have several years in my contract left. I’m pretty sure they did a pretty good job when they drafted that, so I don’t see many ways out. Right now, I’m not really thinking about it because we still have a season to play and majors to compete for. It’s not something I want to think about just yet" Rahm said.
LIV Golf had recently postponed it’s New Orleans event after it was announced that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund had planned to pull funding from LIV Golf. However, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil told reporters that LIV Golf is developing a business plan and that he had been in communication with multiple potential investors.
The Public Investment Fund has invested more than $5 billion into LIV Golf since its inception. While the future of LIV Golf looks uncertain after the Saudi’s withdrawal, O’Neil is pressing forward with their focus on team golf and the valuation in those teams. "If you ask me where the value of this business is, it's in the teams," O'Neil said. "If you're looking for direction, we believe that teams will have extraordinary value. We believe that once we set the business in the right direction, with the right trajectory, with the right revenue base and cost base, which we're well on our way to doing, that these teams will have extraordinary value."
Rahm insisted that he still wants to play on LIV Golf. "We want to be here," Rahm said. "It's been a lot of fun. I want to keep competing. I want to keep sharing some time with [my teammates], but time will tell. Obviously, I think Scott and his team have a lot of hard work to do."
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
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