Jon Rahm to leave LIV Golf after rejecting LIV 2.0 terms

Jon Rahm will leave LIV Golf after deeming the terms for LIV 2.0 "unacceptable", his lawyer told a bankruptcy court hearing. Rahm was arguably the most high-profile name to join LIV when he left the PGA Tour in December 2023 for a deal reported to be worth £222m ($300m).

The league filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in September after Saudi Arabia withdrew its multibillion-dollar funding. LIV has secured a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners Credit to try to move forward with the 2027 season. Participants are owed at least $45m (£33m) and have the option to leave.

John Beck, Rahm's lawyer, told the hearing the 31-year-old "independently reviewed the terms of LIV 2.0 and determined those terms are unacceptable as to him".

It was later said that LIV and Rahm's representatives are "in advanced discussions for a consensual separation agreement between Mr Rahm and LIV".

The bankruptcy agreement secures an extension allowing the league to continue negotiations with its players, with talks open until 25 October, and the parties hope to finalise a consensual separation at a court hearing on 5 November.