Jon Rahm insists he has not been asked to contribute his own money to support LIV Golf’s long-term future, but has refused to rule out doing so in the future.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced in April that it will end its funding of LIV Golf at the end of the 2026 season, leaving the league looking for new investment.
Bryson DeChambeau has previously said he remains committed to the circuit and is “giving everything he can” to help it continue, with LIV Golf seeking $300m. in funding to ensure their survival beyond this year.
Rahm remains hopeful that LIV Golf can continue, the Spaniard was asked ahead of his appearance at the Genesis Scottish Open – live from Thursday on Sky Sports – about players potentially offering their own financial support to the circuit.
“One thing I’ve learned in life – never say never,” Rahm said at his pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open. “I’m not going to say absolutely no to anything that might happen in the future.”
As for LIV Golf chasing new investment, Rahm added, “I know Scott (O’Neill, CEO) is doing a lot of work trying to find developers. There’s a lot of ways around that as far as putting my money into it.
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“They (LIV Golf) haven’t asked me yet, so I don’t know if they will or not. It’s not something they’ve asked me, but there’s been a lot of different ways to try to make it different from what we’ve had up until now. They haven’t asked me to put my money in yet.”
Rahm’s appearance at the Scottish Open is his first since 2022, with the event clashing with the LIV Golf Valderrama event the past two years.
“The [Scottish Open] is such a great week that if the schedule had allowed, I think I would have tried to play,” Rahm insisted. “I think a lot of us would have tried to play.
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“Although I love Valderrama, it’s a great week, this one makes you a lot more prepared for The Open. That’s why so many players have come and played the Scottish Open before it was a co-sanctioned event.
“It’s great to play a links golf event before a links golf event, to play in the weather and the fescue and different [conditions] than what we play year-round.”
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Rahm said he had ‘not seen’ details of the PGA Tour’s proposed revamped 2028 programme, which includes promotion and relegation as well as a more international focus from September to January.
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The two-time major champion has backed the decision to include more global golf on the PGA Tour schedule and hopes the Open de Espana, an event he has won three times, can be elevated.
“One of my complaints back then when it was changed was that I didn’t like when you finished the FedExCup and seven days later a new FedExCup started,” Rahm explained.
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“If you didn’t play in the autumn, you were a thousand [FedExCup] pointing behind someone. I don’t think it’s fair that the points race starts in January.
“Having said that, I always played the DP World Tour at that time of year because it was hard for me to play anywhere else in the past because of the big events in the Middle East. Being on the West Coast all my life, I always like the West Coast events.
Rahm is in Scotland for the first time since a missed cut at the US Open
“I never really went and took advantage of the big events – I had to leave afterwards. September to December was always my DP World Tour time. I never thought about adding anything else and if we were to go back to it I think a lot of people would think about it that way.
“If there are any non-DP World Tour members playing the PGA Tour who want to take advantage of some of their events, I think that’s wonderful. The events in Australia look incredible and from what I’ve experienced there, it’s a lot of fun.
“The Spanish Open, I’m hoping for it to be a bigger event. When I was growing up, Spain had five to eight DP World Tour events. They were all pretty big, and the Spanish Open had a little more weight to it.
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“We have enough of a footprint in the history of the DP World Tour, with Seve (Ballesteros) and Sergio (Garcia) and all that many others have done, that I think Spain deserves to have a bigger event.
“If it opens up the possibility of that happening, I don’t think it should be the hardest sell. If you can get the right sponsor, the right track and the right prize money, it’s not that hard to go to Spain.”
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