Overview

• LIV Golf has covered roughly £15 million in DP World Tour fines since 2022 and notified members on July 24 that it will stop funding sanctions after the 2025 season
• Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have pending appeals with hearings set after next month’s Ryder Cup, temporarily safeguarding their eligibility for Europe’s team at Bethpage Black
• Rahm’s manager has declared that the former world No. 1 refuses to pay any fines, risking his future standing on the DP World Tour if his appeal is denied
• Without LIV support, defecting golfers face self-funding six-figure penalties or relinquishing European Tour membership and Ryder Cup qualification
• The decision comes as stalled alliance talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund prolong governance tensions in professional golf