Jon Rahm eligible for Adare Manor Ryder Cup after agreeing deal with DP World Tour

ADARE BOUND: Jon Rahm has reached a deal with the DP World Tour which will see him retain his membership and remain eligible for next year's Ryder Cup. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Jon Rahm has reached a deal with the DP World Tour which will see him retain his membership and remain eligible for next year’s Ryder Cup.

In an agreement similar to that signed by eight other LIV golfers in February, the Spaniard will pay all outstanding fines for playing in events which conflicted with DP World Tour events.

Rahm has been sanctioned for three conflicting tournaments this season, in addition to around £2million in fines outstanding since he joined the Saudi breakaway in 2023.

In exchange for securing conditional releases for 2026 Rahm has also agreed to play in agreed DP World Tour tournaments in the remainder of this year.

“The DP World Tour and Jon Rahm have come to an agreement on conditional releases to play in conflicting tournaments on LIV Golf during the remainder of its 2026 season,” said a DP World Tour spokesperson.

“This involves payment of all outstanding fines accrued from 2024 to date, along with participation in agreed DP World Tour tournaments (outside the majors) in the remainder of the 2026 season.” Two months ago Rahm had accused the DP World Tour of “extorting” players after refusing to agree to conditions accepted by the likes of his Ryder Cup playing partner Tyrrell Hatton as he felt they were asking him to play in more events than he wanted to.

However, with LIV’s future in doubt after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it was pulling their financing at the end of the year there has been a significant switch in the balance of power to the traditional tours.

While Rahm held out, he remained ineligible for DP World Tour events and Ryder Cup selection having withdrawn his appeal against the sanctions but his u-turn has now removed that barrier.

It is understood the option to return to the DP World Tour remains open to all former members and non-members who made the move to LIV, providing all outstanding fines are settled and suspensions are served, ahead of November’s deadline for the 2027 season.

The PGA Tour re-wrote its rules in December to allow five-time major winner Brooks Koepka to return, subject to certain sanctions.

Those rules were specifically designed to apply to LIV’s big-name players – Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith – as it applied to those who had had won the Players Championship, the Masters, US Open, US PGA Championship and/or the Open Championship in the years 2022-2025.

However, none of them took up the limited-time offer, although it has been reported a number of players have since contacted the PGA Tour to explore the possibility of returning after learning of PIF’s withdrawal of funding.

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed did not renew his contract and is currently playing on the DP World Tour, where he has won twice, until his suspension expires in August.