WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two-time major champion Jon Rahm revealed he has several years remaining on his LIV Golf contract and doesn’t “see many ways out” after agreeing to a new deal that allows him to play on the DP World Tour.
The 31-year-old Spaniard, a former world No. 1, spoke on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) ahead of this week’s LIV Golf Virginia event at Trump National Washington.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which had promised long-term support for the series, said last week it will pull funding after the 2026 campaign concludes, plunging the upstart circuit into uncertainty over its future beyond this year.
But while the vexed question of how LIV players may return to the PGA Tour has dominated golf in recent weeks, Rahm said Tuesday he remained locked into his lucrative contract.
“I have several years on my contract left, and I’m pretty sure they did a pretty good job when they drafted that, so I don’t see many ways out,” Rahm said.
“As of right now, I’m not really thinking about it since we still have a season to play and majors to compete for. So it’s not something I want to think about just yet.”
Rahm did however settle one long-running issue on Tuesday as the DP World Tour announced they reached a deal with the Spaniard that allows him to play on the European circuit this year while paying all outstanding fines since his 2024 jump to LIV.
“There’s no longer a standoff. We were able to reach an agreement,” Rahm said. “There [were] some concessions on both sides. I offered some, they extended an olive branch. That will not be a stress anymore.”
Rahm will no longer have to worry about his place on the Europe side for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Ireland or future stops.
“The Ryder Cup is still really far away, but I’m happy that hopefully I won’t have to think about any worries or any predicaments [ahead of] Adare Manor then or hopefully ever,” Rahm said.
“I want to support the DP World Tour. There’s a lot of events I want to play.”
Rahm, meanwhile, admitted to shock at PIF’s decision to pull the plug on LIV Golf, saying players had been assured financing from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund was in place for years to come.
