LIV Golf stars Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Sergio Garcia will all be teeing it up on the DP World Tour this year, but why are they allowed? We take a look

Having the appeal decided before September's Ryder Cup at Bethpage ‘wouldn’t be good for anybody’ says Rahm, who is also lobbying hard to have Sergio Garcia involved with the 2025 team

Because of his affiliation with LIV Golf, Jon Rahm faces a bevy of sanctions and fines from the DP World Tour, which facilitates the Ryder Cup from the European side. He does not know when arbitrators will settle those issues,

Jon Rahm appealed DP World Tour sanctions for playing on LIV Golf in late 2024, and while he may not know when an independent panel will hear his case, he does know where he intends to be this fall. The Spaniard has every plan to play in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black when the Europeans attempt to claim the cup on United States soil for the first time since 2012.

McIlroy has been speaking on behalf of the PGA Tour's side for the entire LIV Golf saga. Rahm was on his side for two years before jumping to the rival tour in late 2023. The division in golf's professional ranks has tanked television ratings but the recreational side of the sport has boomed in recent years.

Golf Today explores Jon Rahm's recent comments about the state of professional golf, LIV players' status for majors, and his Ryder Cup status for 2025, debating what the PGA Tour has lost since his departure and more.