Jon Rahm decides to leave LIV Golf due to the tour's critical condition

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm announced that he will no longer compete in the LIV Golf due to the unstable financial and organizational situation facing the Saudi professional tour.

A few weeks ago, LIV Golf—which was launched in 2022 to be the main competitor to the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour— filed for bankruptcy protection. This situation arose after the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the tour's financial backer, confirmed that it would stop sponsoring it at the end of the current season.

"Mr. Rahm has independently reviewed the proposed terms for LIV 2.0, as the parties have referred to it, and has determined that those terms are unacceptable to him, so he will not participate in LIV 2.0 in the future," said his attorney, John Beck, in remarks reported by AFP.

The "LIV 2.0" referred to by Beck is the model that the tour's executive board intends to adopt to keep it afloat.

"If the parties, for any reason, fail to reach a mutually agreed-upon separation agreement, Mr. Rahm intends to assert his objection," added the player's attorney.

Since its launch in 2022, the tour has caused deep divisions in professional golf by attracting several of the sport's leading figures with multimillion-dollar contracts.

The PIF allocated approximately $5 billion to the project before abruptly withdrawing its financial support this year. Bankruptcy documents indicate that LIV has estimated debts ranging from $500 million to $1,000 million owed to at least 1,000 creditors, including several prominent players—such as Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, and Dustin Johnson.