Jon Rahm accuses DP World Tour of ‘extorting players’ by issuing LIV fines

Guardian Sport

by Ewan Murray

March 3, 2026

‘I don’t know what game they’re trying to play,’ says Rahm Spaniard’s stance has put Ryder Cup place in peril Jon Rahm’s dispute with the DP World Tour has escalated after the Spaniard accused the organisation of “extorting” golfers over fines for competing on the LIV circuit. Rahm’s Ryder Cup future remains in peril with no resolution to the matter in sight, with insiders at the DP World Tour and Europe’s Ryder Cup fans baffled by his stance. Rahm incurred fines and suspensions as a DP World, formerly European, Tour member playing on what are regarded as competing Saudi-backed LIV events. Rahm signed for LIV in 2023 in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Continue reading...

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Originally published on Guardian Sport on 3/3/2026