Jon Rahm Reportedly Nears PGA Tour Return With $25 Million Fine as LIV Faces 2027 Funding Doubts
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Jon Rahm Reportedly Nears PGA Tour Return With $25 Million Fine as LIV Faces 2027 Funding Doubts
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Summary
$25 million and an "apology tour" are reportedly part of a tentative path for Jon Rahm to rejoin the PGA Tour within weeks, though he would need to qualify into Signature events without sponsor exemptions.
The reported move comes as Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is set to stop funding LIV Golf after this season, deepening uncertainty over the breakaway circuit's 2027 future.
Golf Digest's Joel Beall called reports of a completed Rahm deal inaccurate or premature, while the original account said any agreement cannot yet be formalized because Rahm remains under LIV contract.
That contract status could delay any exit, but LIV's strain is already visible after its Michigan team championship was canceled and Ian Poulter warned time may be running out to replace funding.