Jon Rahm Reflects on LIV Golf Move After Failed Merger Expectations

October 11, 2025, Madrid, Madrid, Spain: Jon Rahm of Spain during the Open de EspaoÂa presented by Madrid, R3, golf tournament of DP World Tour at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on October 11, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Madrid Spain - ZUMAa181 20251011_zaa_a181_117 Copyright: xDennisxAgyemanx
October 11, 2025, Madrid, Madrid, Spain: Jon Rahm of Spain during the Open de EspaoÂa presented by Madrid, R3, golf tournament of DP World Tour at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on October 11, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Madrid Spain - ZUMAa181 20251011_zaa_a181_117 Copyright: xDennisxAgyemanx
Jon Rahm is focused on golf despite LIV Golf’s looming financial crisis. After signing a reported $300 million deal with LIV Golf in 2023, Rahm now finds himself at the center of the league’s financial uncertainty, seemingly unfazed.
While questions continue around LIV Golf’s future and his decision to move to the rebel tour, Rahm said he does not spend time revisiting past decisions or wondering what could have changed.
"Now, I would also say I've made a lot of decisions in my life, and I've never gone back thinking, Oh, had I known this again, I would do X and Y differently," said Rahm, as shared via TenGolf on YouTube.
"I could do that about 15 different golf shots on the golf course every single day. If I lived my life like that as a golfer, I would be a very pessimistic person,” added two-time major winner during the press conference at Aronimink Golf Club on Tuesday.
The uncertainty surrounding LIV Golf also comes nearly three years after the PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced a framework agreement on June 6, 2023. It aimed at bringing the rival circuits together under a new commercial structure.
The announcement came after months of legal disputes between both sides, with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan confirming plans to combine the tours’ commercial operations into a single entity.
However, the agreement never moved forward. Reports later stated that the process faced antitrust scrutiny from the United States Department of Justice after the announcement became public.
“So we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, and all we can do is learn from things that happen in the past, good and bad. Just to speculate on what could have been done, what could have been different doesn't really make much sense,” added the 31-year-old.
Rahm's remarks also came as LIV Golf faces uncertainty after reports stated that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to end league funding following the 2026 season.
Jon Rahm keeps focus on golf amid LIV Golf uncertainty
As discussions around LIV Golf’s financial situation continue, Rahm indicated that dealing with the league’s business matters is not something he considers part of his responsibility.
“I think I said it last week, out of the few talents I have in my life, fixing a business is not one of them. I might be the worst person for that,” added the 11-time PGA Tour winner.
“So my job is to play golf, luckily. I'm decent at it.”
The Spaniard heads into the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club after winning two LIV Golf events earlier this season - in Hong Kong in March, and Mexico City in April.
He also recorded runner-up finishes in Riyadh, Adelaide, and South Africa during the opening stretch of the LIV campaign.
That run of results now brings Rahm into the season’s second major ranked No. 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking, where he is grouped alongside Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth for the opening rounds.
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