Two tournaments, then no clarity
Jon Rahm is in action this week at the Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links. He follows that next week with the BMW PGA Championship. After that, nothing is certain. The Spaniard admitted as much at a press conference on Tuesday: his schedule depends on factors he cannot control.
The first is family life. Rahm went home after the final LIV Golf event in Indianapolis last month. His wife is expecting their fourth child. “I’ve just been a dad, really,” he said. “My wife is pregnant and she’s having a rough time with it. She’d been feeling a bit unwell, so I was able to step in at home.” The Spanish Open, scheduled for the second week of October, could be the one that gets squeezed out. Rahm has already made his call: family comes first.
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LIV in choppy waters
The other unknown is a lot bigger. LIV Golf is heading towards bankruptcy proceedings while chief Scott O’Neil tries to lure investors into his LIV 2.0 project. Rahm, for his part, shut it down on Tuesday. One question on the subject, one answer: “No news since Indianapolis.”
The deal he signed when he joined the league is said to be worth more than 100 million dollars and runs for several seasons, something he admitted back in May. An escape hatch could open if LIV slashes prize money heavily for a possible 2027 season. Asked by BBC Sport about a return to the PGA Tour, he said he was “more than willing to honour” his LIV 1.0 contract, before adding: “time will tell.”
The Ryder Cup is the target
Rahm, 31, is coming off a third individual LIV title in three seasons on the circuit. He has also secured his European future: an agreement reached in May with the DP World Tour keeps his card and his Ryder Cup eligibility intact. Adare Manor is still a year away, and he has no interest in getting ahead of himself. “A year is a long time. I wouldn’t say I’m thinking about it that much yet,” he said, before admitting he would love to “represent Europe” in Ireland.
There is one final factor, and it has nothing to do with golf. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens the DP World Tour’s late-season events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. There, too, Rahm has no control.
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