Jon Rahm to leave LIV Golf after being offered 'unacceptable' terms

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Jon Rahm is set to leave LIV Golf after deciding the proposed terms for the league's planned 2027 relaunch are unacceptable, his lawyer has told a US bankruptcy court.The Saudi-backed circuit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew its multibillion-dollar funding.LIV has since secured the possibility of $300million in financing from BC Partners Credit as it tries to keep the league running and prepare for next season.Rahm, 31, was among LIV's biggest signings, joining from the PGA Tour in December 2023 in a deal reportedly worth £222m.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He is now listed as the league's largest unsecured creditor, owed $7.5m (£5.5m).His lawyer, John Beck, told the hearing that Rahm had "independently reviewed the terms of LIV 2.0 and determined those terms are unacceptable as to him."The court later heard that LIV and Rahm's representatives were "in advanced discussions for a consensual separation...

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