Jon Rahm says he is “pretty good at dealing with turbulence” as uncertainty continues over the future of LIV Golf.
LIV’s prospects have become unclear following the withdrawal of financial backing from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The tour has also confirmed it is “scaling back operations”, with some employees laid off in September.
Asked whether he knew what the future held, Rahm said there were “a lot of things that could happen” and that “time’s gonna tell”.
“To be fair for us people that joined LIV, I’m pretty good at dealing with turbulence,” the Spaniard told BBC Sport ahead of this week’s Irish Open in Doonbeg, County Clare.
Rahm’s Legion XIII team-mate Tyrrell Hatton has said he expects LIV Golf to continue next year. However, the team championship in Detroit was cancelled and the 2026 LIV season ended earlier than planned.
Rahm was also asked about the possibility of returning to the PGA Tour. Fellow major winners Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed have left LIV for a return to the PGA Tour, but Rahm said: “We’ll see what happens.”
Earlier this year, the DP World Tour reached an agreement with several LIV players, including Rahm and Hatton, allowing them to compete on LIV without sanction. The agreement applies only to this year.
Rahm is returning to the Irish Open for the first time since winning the tournament at Lahinch in 2019. He also won at Portstewart in 2017 and is aiming to match Seve Ballesteros’s tally of three Irish Open victories.
After the Irish Open, Rahm will compete at next week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the DP World Tour’s flagship event.