Jon Rahm is done with LIV Golf. At a hearing Wednesday in the league’s Chapter 11 case, his lawyer, John Beck, told a New Jersey judge that Rahm had reviewed the LIV 2.0 proposals and wants no part of the league’s next version.
Gabby Herzig of The Athletic was first to report Beck’s comments. “Mr. Rahm has independently reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 … and has determined that those terms are unacceptable to him, and he will not be participating going forward in LIV 2.0,” Beck said.
Beck said the two sides are in “advanced discussions for a consensual separation agreement” and hope to have a deal done by Oct. 15. Rahm’s contract was the only existing LIV player deal that had not been rejected in the bankruptcy proceedings. It had been pushed to a Nov. 5 hearing.
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Rahm is reportedly still owed more than $100 million on his contract. Sky Sports reported the figure could be as high as $150 million. His original deal was reported at around $300 million, though its structure was never officially confirmed.
LIV filed for bankruptcy in New Jersey on Sept. 8, months after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled its financial backing. In the filing, the league asked the court for permission to reject its player contracts, saying they do not reflect the compensation structure planned for LIV 2.0. Under the restructuring agreement with BC Partners, players would own a 52.5% majority of the league.
Rahm stayed noncommittal for weeks. Earlier in September, he said he was “more than willing to fulfill” his LIV 1.0 contract. When pressed on LIV 2.0, he answered, “I said what I said.” At Wentworth, he was asked whether a voided contract would lead him to leave, and he said, “I really can’t give you an answer right now.”
Rahm was ranked No. 3 in the world when he left the PGA Tour for LIV in December 2023. He won four times on LIV and took the season-long individual title in all three of his years with the league. His Legion XIII team won the LIV Team Championship in Indianapolis for the second straight year.
Rahm earned more than $100 million in prize money across his three LIV seasons, the most of any player in league history. That total includes team winnings and season-long bonuses but not his signing deal. In 2026 alone, he topped the money list with $18,855,333 and collected a $6 million bonus for the individual title.
Before LIV, Rahm won the 2021 U.S. Open and the 2023 Masters, with 12 top-10 finishes in majors. His best major results since the move are a runner-up at this year’s PGA Championship at Aronimink and a T-8 at the 2025 PGA at Quail Hollow. This summer he missed the cut at the U.S. Open and finished T46 at the Open Championship. He is No. 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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In early 2026, the PGA Tour offered a returning-member exemption to LIV players who had won a major since 2022: Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Cameron Smith. Only Koepka accepted. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has ruled out offering it again.
The PGA Tour has said it will not negotiate with LIV players until they are out of their LIV contracts. Rahm’s 2023 Masters win came with a five-year PGA Tour exemption.
After a months-long dispute over LIV fines, Rahm agreed to play five DP World Tour events this year to keep his membership. He has played three. He withdrew from this week’s Open de España in Madrid to stay home with his wife, Kelley, who is expecting their fourth child.
Koepka and Patrick Reed have already left LIV, and the bankruptcy court released Sergio Garcia from his contract earlier this week. Bryson DeChambeau is now the biggest star left on LIV’s roster.
