{"id":792028,"date":"2026-05-12T22:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/792028\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:24:18","slug":"jon-rahm-addresses-whether-he-regrets-leaving-pga-tour-for-liv-golf-never-an-argument-in-my-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/792028\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Rahm addresses whether he regrets leaving PGA Tour for LIV Golf: ‘Never an argument in my mind’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Jon Rahm left the PGA Tour<\/a> for LIV Golf in late 2023, it felt like a seismic shift in the battle between the two tours.<\/p>\n

Rahm, already a two-time major winner, including the 2023 Masters earlier that year, joined Bryson DeChambeau and gave LIV arguably two of the best four players in the world. Along with Brooks Koepka, known<\/a> for his prowess in the biggest tournaments, Dustin Johnson, and legendary players like Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia.<\/p>\n

While many defections could be hand waved away, Rahm\u2019s departure felt like a major blow and the type of move that could lead to a merger and reunification of the game. Fast forward a few years, and the situation has changed completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jon Rahm of Spain gestures during the Open de Espa\u00f1a presented by Madrid, R4 Final, golf tournament of DP World Tour at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid on October 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. (Photo By Oscar J. Barroso\/Europa Press via Getty Images) (Oscar J. Barroso\/Europa Press via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

LIV is now facing a significant funding crisis<\/a>, as well as questions about the tour\u2019s ability to continue operating after the 2026 season. The PGA Tour, which was caught off guard by LIV\u2019s foundation and seemed immediately on the back foot, suddenly has the upper hand.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0What happens next is anyone\u2019s guess; several players have committed to<\/a> staying with LIV, or at least, not returning to the PGA Tour. Others are up in the air, like Bryson DeChambeau, whose contract expires after this season. Then there\u2019s Rahm. One of the most competitive golfers in the world, who immediately made arrangements with the DP World Tour to allow him to play in future tournaments, should he need to.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ahead of this week\u2019s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia, Rahm was, of course, asked about his decision to leave and whether he now regrets it, considering the challenges LIV faces.\u00a0Golf Digest\u2019s Shane Ryan<\/a> brought up his decision in 2023 and the thought that it might be the catalyst to reunify the game.<\/p>\n

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Jon Rahm of Legion XIII rplays his shot from the 8th tee during day four of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on April 19, 2026 in Mexico City. (Photo by Hector Vivas\/Getty Images) (Hector Vivas\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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“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.<\/p>\n

“When asked if that was the case for people to come together, that would be great. I never made a decision based on that.”<\/p>\n

As to whether he regrets leaving, Rahm answered by saying he never approaches decisions that way.<\/p>\n

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“Now, I would also say I’ve made a lot of decisions in my life, and I’ve never gone back thinking, \u2018Oh, had I known this again, I would do X and Y different,\u2019” he explained. “I could do that about 15 different golf shots on the golf course every single day. If I lived my life like that as a golfer, I would be a very pessimistic person \u2026 just to speculate on what could have done, what could have been different doesn’t really make much sense.”<\/p>\n

Rahm is an intelligent, insightful person with a tremendous impact on the game. It\u2019s possible, if not likely, that he did hope his move to LIV would be, if not decisive, important in reunifying the game. And it likely was, as discussions between LIV\u2019s backers and the PGA seemed to increase after his move. Though that dynamic has now changed, dramatically.<\/p>\n

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Jon Rahm of Legion XIII celebrates after winning the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on April 19, 2026. (Hector Vivas\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s also infamously intense when he gets on the course, and there\u2019s little doubt he\u2019d be concerned or unhappy if the quality of play on LIV decreases, should the tour\u2019s funding diminish without Saudi Arabia\u2019s financial support. Particularly because he remains in the prime of his career at just 31 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whatever the outcome, golf fans want to see Rahm compete against the best. Hopefully that becomes more common moving forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ian Miller is a writer at OutKick.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Jon Rahm left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in late 2023, it felt like a seismic…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":792029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[1430,19413,306237,1456,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-792028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-liv-golf","10":"tag-outkick-sports","11":"tag-pga-tour","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116563953718821330","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}