Jon Rahm owes $1.17 million to the DP World Tour as a fine, as per Golf broadcaster Jeff Eisenband. The European Tour has sanctioned and suspended players who participated in the LIV Golf tournaments.
DP World Tour imposes a $98,000 fine per event on members who compete in LIV Golf events that clash with tour commitments. Rahm joined LIV Golf in December 2023 and has played the 2024 season on the Saudi breakaway Tour. With 12 LIV events clashing with the DP World Tour in 2024, Rahm is liable for fines totaling £900,000/$1.17 million.
Last month, Rahm said that he wished to compete in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. However, to fulfill the eligibility criteria, he has to retain his DP World Tour card by playing in at least four events this year.
DP World Tour has confirmed that the Olympics will count as one of the events, but Majors will not. Rahm, therefore, is required to play in three more events to retain his card. However, he’ll have to pay fines to play again on the European Tour.
In the pre-tournament press conference before LIV Golf Chicago, Jon Rahm said (via The Times):
“I’m still talking to the DP World Tour. I intend to play in Spain. Whether they let me play or not is a different thing.”
Talking about the fines, the Spaniard said:
“I’m not a big fan of the fines, I think I’ve been outspoken about that, and I don’t intend to pay the fines. We keep trying to have a discussion with them about how we can make this happen.”
Responding to Rahm’s statements, a DP World Tour spokesperson said:
“Jon has outstanding sanctions for breaches of the DP World Tour’s conflicting tournament regulation. Until those outstanding sanctions are resolved, he is ineligible to play in a DP World Tour event.”
Jon Rahm will next compete in LIV Golf Chicago, scheduled from Friday, September 13 to 15 at Bolingbrook Golf Club.
What are the three events where Jon Rahm will play on the European Tour?
To maintain his Ryder Cup eligibility and DP World Tour card, Jon Rahm is required to play three more events on the European Tour.
In the press conference ahead of LIV Golf Chicago, he confirmed that he will compete at the Spanish Open, the Dunhill Links Championship, and the Andalucia Masters. Two of the three events are in his home country, Spain.
Talking about participating in Spain, Rahm said (via Sky Sports):
“I’ve said many times, I don’t go to the Spanish Open for the glory or anything else. I think it’s my duty to Spanish golf to be there, and I also want to play in Sotogrande (Andalucia Masters).”
However, to play in the tournaments he’ll have to pay fines. He further said:
“At that point, it would almost be doing not only me but Spanish golf a disservice by not letting me play.”
The schedule of the tournament in which Jon Rahm wishes to participate is as follows:
Spanish Open
Date: September 26 – 29, 2024
Location: Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Dunhill Links Championship
Date: October 3 – 6, 2024
Location: Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Andalucia Masters
Date: October 17 – 20, 2024
Location: Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain
Further, Jon Rahm has had a sensational 2024 season on LIV Golf. He won the LIV Golf United Kingdom and has had 11 top-10 finishes in 12 starts on the breakaway Tour.
Let’s take a look at Jon Rahm’s performance in the 2024 season:
2024 LIV Tournaments
LIV Golf Mayakoba: T3 (66-67-70, 203, -10)
LIV Golf Las Vegas: 8 (68-63-71, 202, -8)
LIV Golf Jeddah: 5 (62-69-68, 199, -11)
LIV Golf Hong Kong: T8 (67-64-69, 200, -10)
LIV Golf Miami: T4 (69-70-69, 208, -8)
LIV Golf Adelaide: T3 (67-69-64, 200, -16)
LIV Golf Singapore: T10 (69-68-67, 204, -9)
LIV Golf Houston: Withdrawn (69-48, 69, -3)
LIV Golf Nashville: T3 (70-63-68, 201, -12)
LIV Golf Andalucía: T10 (73-69-71, 213, E)
LIV Golf United Kingdom: 1 (63-70-67, 200, -13)
LIV Golf Greenbrier: 2-y (64-62-65, 191, -19)
2024 OLY Golf (M) Tournaments
Olympic Men’s Golf Competition: T5 (67-66-66-70, 269, -15)
2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments
Masters Tournament: T45 (73-76-72-76, 297, +9)
PGA Championship: Missed Cut (70-72, 142, E)
The Open: T7 (73-70-72-68, 283, -1)
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