Golf.com first reported<\/a> that Rahm dropped his appeal on March 10. The DP World Tour confirmed to Sports Illustrated on Friday that Rahm dropped his appeals but is required to settle any outstanding fines before he can play an event. The appeal has allowed him to play since he first submitted it in September of 2024.<\/p>\n On Feb. 21, the DP World Tour announced that it had made a deal with eight LIV golfers<\/a> to waive their need for conflicting events releases and thus would not be fined going forward. In return the players dropped their appeals and agreed to play the four-event Tour minimum plus two extra events at the tour\u2019s choosing. The eight players are Tyrrell Hatton, Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez, David Puig and Elvis Smylie.<\/p>\n Rahm did not agree to the deal<\/a> and balked at the stipulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI did tell them, funny enough, lower that to four events, like the minimum says, and I’ll sign tonight,\u201d Rahm said at a news conference in Hong Kong two weeks ago. \u201cThey haven’t agreed to that. I just refuse to play six events. I don’t want to, and that’s not what the rules say.\u201d<\/p>\n The extra events are a trade-off for the tour waiving its rules concerning releases.<\/p>\n Every time a player on the DP World Tour plays outside of the Tour in a conflicting event that is televised\u2014similar to rules on the PGA Tour\u2014a release is required. It is typically standard, but not for LIV tournaments because LIV golfers have no choice but to compete in that tour\u2019s 14 events. The DP World Tour is not granting such releases, and thus fines its players for missing tournaments.<\/p>\n Rahm has maintained that he believes it is wrong to be sanctioned for missing tournaments he would have never played anyway\u2014such as this week\u2019s DP World Tour event in China. Nonetheless, those rules have been in play the entire time. In fact, in April of 2023, a UK arbitration panel ruled in the DP World Tour\u2019s favor<\/a>, saying it was within its rights to fine and suspend players who violated the conflicting-events rules.<\/p>\n That ruling took place before Rahm joined LIV Golf. He and others, including Hatton, were allowed to appeal their fines. Rahm\u2019s are said to be approaching $3 million, and LIV Golf would have paid them through 2025. Players were able to maintain DP World Tour membership while the appeals process played out. Both Rahm and Hatton competed for Europe during the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black and formed a formidable pairing<\/a> during the team sessions.<\/p>\n Rahm and Hatton are unbeaten as a team in Ryder Cup competition. | Brendan Mcdermid-Reuters via Imagn Images<\/p>\n Rahm would easily meet the tour minimum of four events by competing in tournaments such as the Spanish Open, the Irish Open, the BMW Championship and perhaps the Dunhill Links Championship. Last year, despite being eligible, he skipped the DP World Tour\u2019s season-ending playoff events in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.<\/p>\n The standoff now boils down to those extra events and the outstanding fines.<\/p>\n![\"Jon](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01km62zbsvv1dc33v3qn.jpg\" "\\"Jon")
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