Jon Rahm says he has turn out to be “fairly good at coping with turbulence” as he remained tight-lipped on his LIV Golf future earlier than this week’s Irish Open.
LIV’s prospects are unsure following the withdrawal of Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF)’s monetary backing.
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Whereas the 2026 LIV season ended sooner than deliberate after the cancellation of the staff championship in Detroit, Rahm’s Legion XIII team-mate Tyrrell Hatton has mentioned he expects the tour to proceed subsequent yr.
“Sure and no, it hasn’t actually modified from my final interview in Indianapolis a couple of weeks in the past,” Spain’s Rahm informed BBC Sport NI’s Stephen Watson when requested if he is aware of what the longer term holds.
“And there is simply loads of issues in place, proper? There’s loads of issues that would occur and it is a type of issues the place time’s gonna inform.”
Final month, LIV confirmed that it was “scaling again operations” and a few workers have been laid off at first of September.
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“To be honest for us those that joined LIV, I am fairly good at coping with turbulence, so not likely, not at this level,” two-time main winner Rahm added.
After the Irish Open in Doonbeg, County Clare, Rahm will tee it up at subsequent week’s BMW PGA Championship – the DP World Tour’s flagship occasion – at Wentworth.
Earlier this yr, the DP World Tour struck a cope with a number of LIV gamers – together with Rahm and Hatton – which enabled them to compete on LIV with out incurring sanction, however the settlement solely applies to this yr.
Whereas fellow main winners Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed – each within the Irish Open area – opted to go away LIV for a PGA Tour return, Rahm mentioned “we’ll see what occurs” when requested a few route again.
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Rahm, 31, is returning to the Irish Open for the primary time since his second title at Lahinch in 2019, having additionally triumphed at Portstewart in 2017 – his first DP World Tour win.
He received twice in the course of the 2026 LIV season to seal his third successive season-long particular person title and completed tied second on the USPGA Championship in Might.
Having been greeted by windy and moist situations on the west coast of Eire on Monday, Rahm says he’s “simply attempting to get comfy” earlier than bidding to affix his illustrious compatriot Seve Ballesteros on three Irish Open wins.
“It actually does not matter [how my game feels right now],” he laughed.
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“I feel it was the second Irish Open that my sport felt horrible main into it and for the primary two days after which by some means ended up successful.
“So it actually does not matter what it appears like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Simply practise particularly in a windy day like in the present day. We’re simply attempting to get comfy with the environment.
“For a few of us, recover from jet lag rapidly and get used to it, however I have been taking part in good golf all yr so I am hoping I can do it once more.”
