Exclusive: Kelley Cahill Files for Divorce, Citing “Irreconcilable Differences” and “Marital Misconduct,” Triggering Devastating Financial Clause for Golf Superstar.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The carefully constructed world of Jon Rahm, one of golf’s most formidable and intense competitors, has imploded in a spectacular and chaotic fashion, with sources confirming to The Daily Telegraph that his wife, Kelley Cahill, has filed for divorce, triggering a prenuptial agreement that will see the Spanish golfer forfeit the entirety of his astronomical LIV Golf earnings.
The filing, submitted in Maricopa County Superior Court on Monday, cites “irreconcilable differences” and “marital misconduct” as the grounds for the dissolution of the seven-year marriage. The “misconduct” is alleged to be a cheating scandal involving a rookie player on the LPGA Tour, a revelation that has sent shockwaves through the insular world of professional golf and threatens to redefine Rahm’s legacy both on and off the course.
According to documents obtained by this outlet and corroborated by multiple sources close to the couple, the prenuptial agreement contained a specific “infidelity clause.” This clause stipulates that in the event the marriage ended due to Rahm’s extramarital affair, Cahill would be entitled to 100% of the assets acquired from his professional golf earnings during their union. The most significant of these assets is the historic, high-nine-figure signing bonus Rahm received less than two years ago when he shockingly defected from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. The deal, estimated to be in the realm of $450-$600 million, was at the time the largest contract in golf history and positioned Rahm as a cornerstone of the breakaway tour.
“This isn’t just a divorce; it’s a financial annihilation,” a source within Rahm’s former management team, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, revealed. “The prenup was ironclad. Jon’s team insisted on it to protect his future earnings, but the infidelity clause was Kelley’s stipulation. At the time, it seemed like a formality. No one could have imagined this scenario. He hasn’t just lost his family; he’s lost every single dollar he earned from the LIV deal. It’s all gone.”
The scandal broke last week when Cahill, 31, was reportedly alerted by a close friend to a series of intimate messages between Rahm, 29, and the LPGA rookie, whose identity this outlet is choosing to protect. The communication allegedly detailed a months-long clandestine relationship that coincided with Rahm’s heavily scrutinized debut season on the LIV circuit. Confronted with the evidence, Rahm reportedly confessed, leading to his immediate removal from the family’s $5.5 million Scottsdale home and the subsequent legal filing.
The fallout has been immediate and severe. LIV Golf officials are said to be in “emergency meetings,” grappling with a public relations catastrophe. The league, which has spent billions to acquire top-tier talent and legitimacy, now faces its most damaging off-course incident. Rah
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