Jon Rahm will not be a part of LIV Golf in 2027.
Rahm's lawyer, John Beck, who spoke on his client's behalf in a LIV bankruptcy hearing Wednesday, said his client “independently reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 … and has determined that those terms are unacceptable to him, and he will not be participating going forward.”
The Athletic was first to report the news.
LIV Golf filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, and Rahm was its largest creditor. Beck said Rahm and LIV were working on a separation agreement and hoped to have it completed by Oct. 15.
Just this week, BC Partners, who is working with LIV to bring to life the next version of the league, extended the deadline for players to commit to LIV 2.0 until Oct. 25. Also among the terms was
a $300 million total investment, a shortened schedule with smaller purses and an offering to players of 52.5 percent equity share.
However, Rahm, who has won the past three individual titles and has been LIV's best player, won't be a part of the league moving forward.
Fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia was also working to be released from his contract, and other players like Cam Smith and Joaquin Niemann have questioned whether they will be a part of the league moving forward, as well.
During Rahm's tenure, he earned $105,645,125 in LIV events in addition to his contract. He was the only player to earn more than $100 million with the league. He won four times on the circuit.
However, his performance in majors took a dip. He made 11 major starts while playing for LIV, finishing in the top 10 only four times with no wins and two missed cuts. In the 12 starts (three seasons) before joining, Rahm had seven top-10 finishes, no missed cuts and won the 2021 U.S. Open and 2023 Masters.
Earlier this week, Rahm withdrew from the DP World Tour's Spanish Open for the birth of his fourth child.
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
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