Bryson DeChambeau’s US Open Win Reaffirms Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf Ryder Cup Point
Jon Rahm backed LIV golfers to qualify for the Ryder Cup, and Bryson DeChambeau’s US Open Win Reaffirms His Point
Jon Rahm’s Requests to Accept LIV Golfers entering next year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black have likely received a boost since Bryson DeChambeau’s US Open victory.
Rahm, who became arguably LIV’s biggest signing at the end of 2023 in a £450m deal, has staked his future elsewhere, notably at the Ryder Cup, where he proved a key player for Team Europe. recent years
Rahm was immediately banned from the PGA Tour after moving to the Saudi-backed circuit, but his playing rights in Europe on the DP World Tour are a bit more complicated.
While Rahm was not banned from the European Tour, he was fined and banned from competing in LIV events, when tournaments were also held on the DP World Tour. Many of the original members of LIV decided to retire in the face of increasing fines, including Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia.
This in turn made them ineligible to compete in the European Ryder Cup. For now, Rahm remains both a DP World Tour player and the right to represent Luke Donald’s team next fall, but despite the policy, the Spaniard believes players’ loyalty to LIV should not affect their ability to play in the Ryder Cup.
“I hope that sooner or later the players here will have the opportunity to win events like almost everywhere else, and the path will be clear,” Rahm said at LIV Nashville. I know LIV is a bit of a different league, but the talent is there and I think it’s undeniable, so let’s all have a way to score some points or get to the main event, the Ryder Cup and so on.”
