Huge uncertainty continues to surround the future of LIV Golf, but its latest tournament is set to go ahead as planned.
LIV Golf Mexico City takes place this week amid rumours that the entire league could be shut down in the near future.
It has been widely reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is close to ending its support for LIV Golf, which would put its future in jeopardy.
Golf writer Alan Shipnuck has now shared his thoughts on the matter, highlighting the difficulties that two of the biggest stars on LIV Golf could face in potentially returning to the PGA Tour.
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm face difficulties in potential PGA Tour return
Discussing Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, Shipnuck said on Dan on Golf: “Bryson and Rahm will be interesting test cases.
“Do they want to create some way to get them back?
“I am not sure that the answer is yes.
“Rahm has taken this very diffident stance against the European Tour, which is a partner of the PGA Tour.
“I think he has burned a lot of goodwill institutionally.
“Bryson left the PGA Tour for a reason.
“He had no friends there.
“Nobody liked him.
“He has reinvented himself.
“People at home and on YouTube like Bryson but I still don’t think his peers miss him, so I am not sure there is going to be a strong movement afoot to get Bryson back.
“He might have to earn it as well.”
Dan Rapaport predicts what will happen to LIV Golf players if the league ends
It’s certainly an interesting time for Rahm and DeChambeau, who occupy first and second spots respectively in the 2026 LIV Golf standings.
Their golfing futures are now up in the air, but Dan Rapaport believes players on the Saudi-backed tour have very little to worry about if LIV Golf is indeed shut down.
“The players are going to be fine,” he said.
“These guys have taken big sums of money and if they earn it, the meritocracy is going to be back into this.
“If they earn it, I’m sure they will be back on the PGA Tour.
“The talk of lifetime bans, that stuff is obviously over.
“We saw that with Brooks [Koepka] coming back right away.
“We saw that with [Patrick] Reed coming back with a one-year penalty.
“There are people who are going to lose their jobs and that sucks, people that work at LIV Golf, but the players are going to be fine.”
Clearly there is a pathway back onto the PGA Tour from LIV Golf, but Koepka’s unique case was only through a new returning member programme.
Reed meanwhile aims to reinstate his membership for the 2027 season, but he can return as a non-member in August 2026.
Will Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau be welcomed back on the PGA Tour?
It remains to be seen what lies ahead for DeChambeau and Rahm in that regard, with the latter’s case particularly intriguing.
Rahm recently withdrew his appeal against DP World Tour sanctions for his LIV Golf appearances, but he has yet to pay his outstanding fines.
In contrast, eight LIV Golf players did accept an offer from the DP World Tour allowing them to play in tournaments if their outstanding fines are paid.
As for DeChambeau, he hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with players on the PGA Tour, but his return would be box office, and could be a huge boost for attendance and viewing figures.
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