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PGA Tour chief faces decisions over possible LIV player returns
Jon Rahm, a two-time major champion, has said he does not want to play in the next version of LIV Golf.
That leaves uncertainty about where he will compete in 2027.
One possible path is to join the DP World Tour, serve a one-year PGA Tour suspension and return to the PGA Tour in 2028, but that is not confirmed.
Rahm won the Masters in 2023, which would make him eligible for the PGA Tour’s top-level Championship Series.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has already allowed Brooks Koepka to return and created a program for former LIV players, though he says the tour will not deal with players until their LIV contracts end or become void.
Players disagree about whether golfers who left for LIV should face penalties or be welcomed back.
Rolapp’s decisions could shape the PGA Tour’s relationship with players and its future as the golf landscape changes.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp faces decisions about whether and how to allow more LIV Golf players to return.
Jon Rahm said he would leave LIV Golf, raising questions about where he will play in 2027.
The article says Rahm could join the DP World Tour, serve a one-year PGA Tour suspension and return to the PGA Tour in 2028.
Rolapp previously welcomed Brooks Koepka back and created a path for Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith to return through the Returning Member Program.
PGA Tour player Xander Schauffele said players have differing views on possible returns.
- Who
- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp faces decisions about potential returns by LIV Golf players, including Jon Rahm.
- What
- The issue is whether and on what terms former LIV Golf players could return to the PGA Tour.
- When
- The article was published on October 12, 2026. Rahm’s future on the PGA Tour is discussed in relation to 2027 and 2028.
- Where
- The decisions concern the PGA Tour; Rahm may play on the DP World Tour before a possible return to the PGA Tour.
- Why
- Rahm said he would leave LIV Golf, prompting questions about where he will play and how the PGA Tour will handle potential returns.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Brian Rolapp welcomed Brooks Koepka back after Koepka left LIV Golf.
Jon Rahm said he would leave whatever becomes of LIV Golf.
CBS Sports reported that Rolapp faces decisions about possible returns by LIV Golf players.
- PGA Tour CEO
- Brian Rolapp
- LIV Golf player considering departure
- Jon Rahm
- Other players named
- Bryson DeChambeau and Cameron Smith
- Possible PGA Tour return
- 2028
- PGA Tour members with tour cards
- 225
What people are saying
I've got no idea
There are 225 guys with tour cards, and if you sat down and interviewed all of them, you're going to get probably three or four boxes of how guys feel.
Sources
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