Rahm reaches separation deal with LIV Golf

NEW YORK — Jon Rahm has reached a separation agreement with LIV Golf, according to court documents, waiving all financial claims against the series in exchange for his name and image rights. The deal, detailed in bankruptcy court documents filed Wednesday, followed Rahm’s lawyer telling US Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey

Judge Michael Kaplan last week that Rahm would not return to LIV under proposed new financial plans.

Kaplan must approve Rahm’s split agreement with LIV next month, by which time LIV’s fate for 2027 will likely be determined.

LIV’s prior Saudi funding was dropped earlier this year, and the series completed a reduced 2026 campaign in August, with Rahm winning his third consecutive LIV season crown.

The two-time major champion from Spain was LIV’s largest unsecured creditor with $7.5 million owed when LIV filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.

S p a n i a r d Rahm, 31, was thought to have been owed much more after signing a deal worth a reported $300 million to leave the PGA Tour for LIV in December 2023.

Rahm, the 2021 US Open and 2023 Masters winner, won four LIV events — UK and Chicago in 2024 and Hong Kong and Mexico City this year.

LIV will keep Rahm’s rights for historical context from his playing in past events, while Rahm will have his image and likeness as well as “Rahmbo” and “Legion XIII” brands, provided the name of Rahm’s LIV team is not used in another league.

Rahm and LIV rivals Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau rejected a PGA Tour returning member program that ended earlier this year under which Brooks Koepka returned to the PGA after jumping to LIV.

Meanwhile, the Saudi International, the final event of the Asian Tour golf season, was postponed on Thursday following several deadly attacks on the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthis.

The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from November 18 to 21 in Riyadh, and no alternative date has been announced.

“The Asian Tour remains in direct contact with its players and members regarding the schedule and next steps,” read a joint statement from Saudi Golf and the Asian Tour, saying the competition was postponed due to “logistical challenges.” The tournament, which was part of the European Tour from 2019 to 2021, is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund (PIF).

The PIF poured an estimated $5 billion into breakaway golf circuit LIV before abruptly pulling the plug earlier this year