Jon Rahm said on May 12 he has faith LIV Golf officials will find a plan to keep the series alive as the Saudi-backed circuit faces uncertainty after future financing was pulled, putting its survival beyond this season in doubt [1, 2, 3].
Rahm, 31, said the business side is out of his hands and he wants to focus on his golf. “I’m in control of my golf game. I’m not in control of everything else,” he said [3]. He also said, “I have faith in the work they’re doing. I have faith that they’re going to come up with a good plan” [2].
The Spaniard has been one of LIV’s biggest names since he joined the tour in December 2023 after leaving the PGA Tour [1, 2, 3, 4]. He is the two-time reigning LIV season champion and leads the 2026 points race [1, 2, 3].
Rahm has also won twice this season, taking titles in Hong Kong in March and Mexico City in April [1, 2, 3]. He finished runner-up in Riyadh, Adelaide and South Africa, giving him a strong start despite the off-field uncertainty [1, 2, 3].
Rahm said he never expected his defection to help bridge the gap between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. “I was never like thinking that I was going to be any sort of weight that would tip the scales to make things come together. That was never an argument in my mind,” he said [4]. Rory McIlroy said the funding pullout showed the risk players took when they defected and said the outcome was likely because of geopolitical ties [1, 2, 3].
Rahm's next major test comes at the PGA Championship, which is scheduled to begin at Aronimink on May 14 [1, 2, 3, 4].
