Jon Rahm has one clear move he must make if LIV Louisiana is postponed

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LIV Louisiana is set to be postponed after the Saudi Public Investment Fund withdrew funding for the 2027 season and beyond.

CEO Scott O’Neil revealed that LIV will likely need to find new investment, as the tour is funded through the end of this season, but events will proceed as expected. 

But WDSU reported this week that the state of Louisiana is postponing the event until LIV can restructure financially and secure additional funding. 

This would leave a sizeable gap in the LIV schedule in the middle of their season. There would be no LIV events scheduled between June 7 and July 23, a nearly two-month gap in the middle of the major season.

The US Open starts on June 18, and The Open Championship on July 16, so the LIV players will enter those events with no competitive practice unless they can find ways to play in events elsewhere. 

Jon Rahm, in particular, is now stuck in no man’s land unless he makes one key move. 

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Jon Rahm must make DP World Tour deal if LIV Louisiana is postponed

If LIV Louisiana is postponed, Rahm would not be able to play on the DP World Tour like many of his LIV competitors. That’s because he was the only player to reject a deal from the tour, which would have allowed him to maintain his membership while playing on LIV. 

Other players, such as Rahm’s teammate Tyrrell Hatton, agreed to play in six DP World Tour events, two dictated by the tour, along with a number of other terms. But Rahm said he’s only willing to play in four, which is typical for all DP World Tour members. 

But if LIV Louisiana is postponed, leaving nearly two months between events, Rahm would suddenly have far more time to play the six DP World Tour events required to maintain his membership.

In fact, he should want to play in those events now. If he doesn’t, he’d be incredibly rusty going into the US Open and The Open Championship, and we saw how that worked out at The Masters for LIV Golfers.