Jon Rahm brushes off LIV Golf rumors amid | Golf News

Jon Rahm has made his place clear on the potential shutdown of LIV Golf following the 2026 season.

The two-time major winner joined the Saudi-backed circuit after its institution in 2022, but the breakaway tour is now rumored to be dropping funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund at the end of this season.

“Until the people in charge told me whether the rumors were true or not,” said Rahm.

“For me, it didn’t make sense to think about it or waste time thinking about it. We were here; we knew we were going to play, so the idea was to prepare for a tournament. And that’s it.

“Since every part occurred so out of the blue and so rapidly, I wasn’t very apprehensive about it because usually, before the rumors start, we already know one thing. There’s always somebody within the league who is aware of one thing; it occurred so fast that I actually did not fear about it.”

At LIV Golf Mexico City, where the drama nearly started, Luis Masaveu stated his belief that the circuit is continuing to grow despite the swirling rumors.

“Well, I feel it is growing a lot more every 12 months,” said Masaveu. “Last 12 months I performed 9 tournaments. And this 12 months is already my sixth. And I feel it is growing tremendously. We noticed it in South Africa, the quantity of people there. In Australia too, the crowds. Well, I feel it is a product that’s enhancing little by little; it is just getting began. And it is enhancing a lot.”

LIV Golf has just eight remaining tournaments this season, including five in the United States.

During Thursday’s broadcast of the opening round in Mexico City, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil addressed the circuit’s financial model: “The actuality is you are funded through the season and then you’re employed like loopy as a business to create a business and a business plan to keep us going,” he said. “But that’s not different from any other personal equity-funded business in the historical past of man.”

The circuit has signed players to multi-million dollar contracts, with each event offering a substantial purse for the winner.

“Given the momentum of this business, we’re actually excited about where we’re and the place where we’re,” O’Neil stated.

He went on to add: “This notion of bringing groups to market, I had two calls this morning. This notion of, ‘Do you’ve gotten to raise money?’ Probably. This is business. But if we keep the trajectory going the best way we’re and the income growth going, this goes to be a actually good business for a actually long time.”