Overview
- Rahm’s lawyer told the US Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey that Rahm will not take part in LIV’s planned relaunch and that the player and the tour are in advanced talks for a consensual separation.
- LIV has an initial financing pledge from BC Partners for a smaller ‘LIV 2.0’ but that plan requires additional player commitments and creditor and judge approvals to close.
- PGA Tour players including Collin Morikawa framed the choice facing LIV signees as a straight business decision, underscoring that individual player choices will determine whether the league can relaunch.
- The PGA Tour has said it will not create a general pathway back for LIV players, leaving alternatives such as the DP World Tour or private deals as likely options for those who leave LIV.
- Rahm’s exit is the latest development in a bankruptcy process that followed the Public Investment Fund’s funding withdrawal and that includes contested contract issues, creditor claims and near-term court deadlines that will shape the sport’s landscape.