Justin Rose has shared whether he thinks Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton should be part of Team Europe for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Luke Donald’s men produced a remarkable victory back in September 2023 after being written off by large swathes of the golfing world.
Rahm and Hatton, who were still part of the European Tour, were paired up during the foursomes in Rome. However, after both players opted to move to LIV Golf for the 2024 season, complications emerged over their eligibility.
DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings has insisted both players remain eligible should they decide to pay their outstanding fines, serve bans and compete in at least four DP World Tour events a season.
Justin Rose drops verdict on Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton’s Ryder Cup position
Aside from the major championships, the Ryder Cup is arguably the pinnacle for any professional golfer.
Rose, a veteran of multiple Ryder Cup victories, has now weighed in on whether he thinks Rahm and Hatton should play in next year’s event.
He told The Rick Shiels Golf Show: “As far as I am aware, Jon and Tyrrell can both play the Ryder Cup; they’ve just got to pony up on the fines, and they can play, so I’m like there’s a pathway for them to play.
“The European Tour has their regulations to protect themselves to stop it from being a free-for-all, so fine, we need that.”
“There’s still a way for these guys to do it, so if they want to do it, do it.”
The 2013 U.S. Open champion insisted that if there’s a viable way for both players to participate, they “100 per cent” should.
“They should, 100 per cent,” he added. “From my point of view, their crossing over the LIV doesn’t mean there’s a divide that’s in the team, and therefore, we will do it without them. No, you want to go the Ryder Cup with your best team and have the best chance of representing Europe.”
LIV Golf stand-off must be resolved by 2025
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If golf is still in its current state by 2025, then there’s a massive problem.
The European Tour is right to protect its best interests, but right now, there needs to be an understanding that working together is the only way forward.
LIV, for better or worse, isn’t going anywhere, and those players who jumped ship appear committed to the breakaway league.
Fines and bans aren’t the way forward. Looking to work with the likes of Rahm and Hatton and coming to a reasonable resolution feels like the obvious move.
The LIV pair cannot miss out on the Ryder Cup next September. After the triumph in Italy, it feels like Europe have a genuine chance of claiming their first win on US soil in 12 years.
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