Jon Rahm faces challenges in potentially returning to the PGA Tour after joining LIV Golf, with a difficult relationship with the DP World Tour and potential resentment from PGA Tour players complicating the process. A return through the standard program is unlikely, and those involved in the antitrust lawsuit may face extra scrutiny.
Brotherly love at Zurich Classic | 00:53 Jon Rahm has accused the DP World Tour of extortion. Now, they may be his only hope. And the PGA Tour may not be welcoming its former stars back with open arms.reports that a path back to the PGA Tour will exist for LIV players, it won’t be through the Returning Member Program that allowed Brooks Koepka to return.
“The situation is different now,” a source toldRahm, 31, joined LIV Golf in late 2023 on a reported $US300 million contract after previously publicly shooting down rumors linking him to the move. The two-time major champion has desired to continue playing DP World Tour events while remaining with LIV Golf, something he needs to do to be Ryder Cup eligible.
“I don’t know what game they’re trying to play right now, but it just seems like in a way they’re using our impact in tournaments and fining us and trying to benefit both ways from what we have to offer,” Rahm said in March. “ just in a way they’re extorting players like and young players that have nothing to do with the politics of the game.
Source: Getty ImagesRahm bolting for LIV came several months after LIV and the PGA Tour announced a framework agreement to join forces that never ended up materializing. Rahm, along Bryson DeChambeau and Cam Smith, then had the opportunity to take the same path back that Koepka did — and opted not to follow through. The Wall Street JournalWhile Rahm certainly fits that definition, lingering resentment could make the process painful.
Players who joined the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, like Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson, will face “additional scrutiny,” the report said.
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