With the LIV Golf season complete (albeit with some last-second alterations), the league is now looking to the future. Since it was announced in the spring that Saudi Arabia’s PIF will no longer invest in LIV, there are many questions about how – or if – the league will continue in the future.
With so much uncertainty surrounding the future of the league, speculation about where the league’s biggest stars will compete in 2027 has been rampant. With a star-studded roster that includes former major champions and Ryder Cup heroes, there is plenty of talent in the league that may seek opportunities to play elsewhere in the future.
In this week’s episode of GOLF’s Subpar, we predict the landing spots for two of the biggest names in Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau it was a hot topic. Check out the discussion in the video below.
It’s no secret that DeChambeau has commitments in golf out of of traditional competition (see: Youtube). And for the co-host of Subpar Colt Knost, this adventure makes sense as the focus for him next season if LIV ceases to exist.
Drew Stoltz echoed that sentiment, adding that if LIV ends up finding funding for his “2.0” vision, he’ll see DeChambeau embracing it on the upstart tour.
“I think Bryson could stay,” Stoltz said. “If there is one LIV 2.0, I think they will give him half the league in fairness. And you might just want to be him shows.”
As for Rahm, the waters are a little murkier. With the PGA Tour changing its competitive model in 2028, there is a huge incentive to qualify for the “Champions Series” events at that time. However, the only way to do this is to get away from LIV as soon as possible and build his resume to qualify for top-level events in 2028 – namely playing on the DP World Tour.
“I think Jon will be DP World Tour next year,” Knost said. “And then hopefully some PGA Tour events here and there … I don’t think I’d go over well with the other players if I immediately let them go on the PGA Tour on the 27th.”
Check out the entire episode of Subpar below.
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