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Jon Rahm looks on from the course.<\/p>\n
Jon Rahm built his return path to European golf<\/a> just three months ago. Now that route looks a lot narrower.<\/p>\n The DP World Tour has begun warning LIV Golf players that the special arrangement letting them freely move between tours will not survive past 2026.<\/p>\n The Athletic\u2019s Gabby Herzig reported<\/a> Aug. 12 that the DP World Tour has started notifying LIV members directly. Conditional releases, the arrangement that let them dodge fines while playing both circuits, will almost certainly disappear after this season.<\/p>\n A source briefed on the matter told The Athletic that players have been told not to plan their 2027 schedules around an extension.<\/p>\n Eight players struck this deal in February. Tyrrell Hatton, Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez, David Puig and Elvis Smylie. Each agreed to pay outstanding fines and commit to extra DP World Tour starts.<\/p>\n Rahm was not part of that group. He fought his own battle with the tour before finally settling in May. But the tour made clear from the start that none of these deals would set a precedent.<\/p>\n He spent months clashing publicly with the tour before agreeing to terms in May. Now, with conditional releases set to vanish, Rahm\u2019s hard-won arrangement may only last one season.<\/p>\n Jon Rahm Is Considering a LIV Golf Exit<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffb\u26f3\ufe0f #BREAKING<\/a> \u2014 The Telegraph is reporting that Jon Rahm is likely set to depart the LIV Golf League at the conclusion of the 2026 season with LIV sources \u201calmost resigned\u201d to the news already, with a final decision expected in the coming weeks. The DPWT has reportedly been <\/p>\n Just a day after Herzig\u2019s story broke, the Telegraph delivered<\/a> a second blow to LIV Golf. James Corrigan and colleagues reported Aug. 13 that Rahm is increasingly likely to depart the league at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n LIV sources described themselves as \u201calmost resigned\u201d to the news, according to the Telegraph, with insiders indicating the DP World Tour has already been briefed on his intentions.<\/p>\n The report frames Rahm\u2019s decision as tied directly to LIV\u2019s murky finances. He has two years remaining on his original contract but is reportedly still owed a nine-figure chunk of his $300 million signing package.<\/p>\n Sources told the Telegraph that Rahm has shown little enthusiasm for the \u201cLIV 2.0\u201d format, which would trim the schedule to roughly 10 events with smaller purses.<\/p>\n Jon Rahm\u2019s Exit Could be Damaging to LIV<\/p>\n The number of LIV Golf contractors and vendors informing me they are owed significant amounts of money is growing by the day. Multiple sources have indicated that even demand letters from lawyers is being completely ignored.<\/p>\n A lot of these contractors work closely with the\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/rlGMGyqA08<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1qThWshkab<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \u2014 Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The Financial Times reported that BC Partners\u2019 commitment to LIV carries a condition. The firm wants assurances that LIV will retain enough marquee talent to remain commercially viable.<\/p>\n Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau top that list of names investors are watching closely. If Rahm walks, it doesn\u2019t just cost LIV its most consistent winner. It potentially jeopardizes the financing needed to keep the league running past 2026.<\/p>\n Further, Flushing It reported that \u201cnumber of LIV Golf contractors and vendors are owed significant amounts of money and is growing by the day. Multiple sources have indicated that even demand letters from lawyers is being completely ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n This casts major doubts on the upcoming LIV 2.0.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDibyendu Mondal<\/a> Dibyendu Mondal is a contributor for Heavy Sports with special focus on golf, football, basketball and soccer. With more than two years of experience, he has managed to reach close to 7 million people through his writing. He previously worked as a contributor for Athlon Sports and Sportskeeda. More about Dibyendu Mondal<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \t