Jon Rahm is standing firm in his fight against the DP World Tour, even though he knows it could impact his eligibility for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. After turning down the league’s olive branch, Rahm went so far as to say the DP World Tour is “extorting players” who don’t have the leverage to fight back.
In February, the DP World Tour granted conditional releases to eight members to compete in LIV Golf events in 2026. Those players had to settle their fines for competing in conflicting LIV events, withdraw their pending appeals and agree to play in six DP World Tour events instead of the typical four to retain their dual membership.
Rahm, who’s reportedly built up more than $3 million in fines, did not agree to those terms. He dove into why this week.
“I don’t like what they’re doing currently with the contract they’re having us sign,” Rahm said on Tuesday ahead of LIV Golf Hong Kong, per GOLF.com. “I don’t like the conditions. They’re asking me to play a minimum of six events, and they dictate where two of those have to be, amongst other things that I don’t agree with.
“I don’t know what game they’re trying to play right now, but it just seems like in a way they’re using our impact in tournaments and fining us and trying to benefit both ways from what we have to offer, and it’s just—in a way they’re extorting players like myself and young players that have nothing to do with the politics of the game. So, I don’t like the situation, and I’m not going to agree to that.”