Jon Rahm is officially leaving LIV Golf. Here’s what we know | News

There may even be a LIV 2.0. But it will happen without the best player of LIV 1.0.

Jon Rahm is out, his representation announced during a bankruptcy hearing Wednesday, dealing a major blow to the future of the fledgling golf league.

Gabby Herzig by The Athletic first reported attorney John Beck’s comments, which include below:

“Mr. Rahm has independently reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 … and has determined that those terms are unacceptable to him, and he will not participate in LIV 2.0 going forward.”

Here’s what we know more about.

Jon Rahm leaving LIV: What we know

Is it a surprise?

It’s a big deal. But at this point, it’s not necessarily a shock. LIV didn’t end their 2026 season in style; after the Saudi PIF cut funding they canceled events, shortened their postseason, laid off most of their staff and declared bankruptcy.

Rahm is owed a ton of money – more on that in a minute – and whatever terms he was offered as part of LIV’s “2.0” vision for 2027 (a vision that is centered on player equity) and beyond clearly didn’t make up for it.

Okay, wait, so what did Rahm’s lawyer actually say?

You asked and SBJ’s David Rumsey answered, transcribing the comments below.

How much does Rahm owe?

We will not put an exact number, since we never had official confirmation on the structure of Rahm’s initial mega-deal, which was reported in the area of ​​$350 million. But reading tea leaves from court documents we know that Rahm is still owed more than $ 100 million in the course of his contract, which still had several years.

Now what happens to his contract?

Rahm’s team and LIV have some negotiating to do. Beck said in the hearing that the two sides are in “advanced discussions” as they work toward a “consensual separation agreement between Mr. Rahm and LIV” by the end of next week, on October 15. Rahm’s contract was LIV’s only existing deal. which had not been “rejected” as part of their processes; instead he was sent back to a hearing on November 5. Now both sides have a chance to reach an agreement earlier.

If not, they will be back in front of the judge.

So … can he return to the PGA Tour?

Great question. The PGA Tour has made it clear that they will not negotiate with current LIV players about their potential return unless they are out of contract with LIV; sources at the Tour confirmed on Wednesday that the case remains here.

While Brooks Koepka gathered the Tour at the beginning of 2026 – and Rahm was offered a deal to do the same – he passed on that opportunity and played the LIV season in its entirety. It’s unclear at this point what Rahm’s specific path would look like. Tour CEO Brian Rolapp made it clear they have no plans to roll out the red carpet.

Rahm’s departure was particularly acrimonious, given his position in the game; at the end of 2023, with Rahm the reigning Masters champion and a top-three player in the world, his departure from the Tour meant that LIV had taken a giant chess piece. Less than three years later, everything has changed.

Where do you play then?

Rahm could play on the DP World Tour next season. That was the way of Patrick Reedwho is suspended from the PGA Tour but leads the DPWT Race to Dubai after several victories earlier this season.

There is one significant way in which Rahm’s situation differs from Reed’s, however. Depending on how the PGA Tour rules on his eligibility, he could still play a limited schedule and rely on his major championship exemption – he won the 2023 Masters, giving him five years of membership on the Tour – to return in 2028.

How did it play, anyway?

By Rahm’s standards it was a disappointing summer; he recorded a T2 at the PGA Championship and two runner-up finishes in LIV events – including the Indianapolis final – but missed the cut at the US Open, slipped to T46 at the Open Championship and struggled in some LIV events after a three-year stretch in which he had almost never finished outside the top 10.

Rahm is still ranked 15th in the official world golf rankings.

Who else is leaving LIV?

Koepka and Reed are among those who have already left.

Earlier this week Sergio Garcia was released from his contract by the bankruptcy court of New Jersey, allowing him the freedom to plot his future.

Joaquin Niemann has expressed hesitation about the return, given the new structure of the league and the uncertain future.

There are also pros who left before the 2026 season, either losing their spot or choosing not to return – golfers like Henrik Stenson, Kevin Na, Matt Jones, Pat Perez and others.

Who decides next?

We don’t know, but it’s safe to say that the biggest decision-maker will be Bryson DeChambeau, who now assumes LIV’s “best player” and its highest-profile star.

Where is Rahm now, anyway?

At home. He announced Earlier this week, he will skip the Spanish Open, as he and his wife Kelley are expecting the arrival of their fourth child “any day now.”

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