Jon Rahm has Withdrawn His 18-Month Appeal with the DP World Tour

Jon Rahm remains steadfast in his belief that he shouldn’t have to pay DP World Tour fines accrued by competing in LIV Golf events that directly conflict with the European circuit’s schedule. However, the DPWT has confirmed to GOLF.com that Rahm withdrew his 18-month appeal on March 10.

That appeal technically kept the Spainaird in good membership standing with the DPWT, but without it, Rahm’s Ryder Cup status for 2027 is in serious jeopardy.

In order to be eligible for Luke Donald’s squad at Adare Manor, Rahm would have to pay his outstanding fines, which now total over $3 million. Earlier this year, the DPWT offered conditional releases—a deal only available in 2026—to LIV members, and eight players took advantage of it. Rahm wasn’t one of them.

The releases came with stipulations. Players who agreed would have to play in more than four events—the minimum to keep membership—fulfill additional media obligations, and the DPWT would be at liberty to choose some of their starts.

At LIV Golf Hong Kong earlier this month, Rahm accused the DPWT of extorting players with this deal.

“I don't know what game they're trying to play right now, but it just seems like in a way they're using us to—they're using our impact in tournaments and fining us and trying to benefit both ways from what we have to offer, and it's just in a way they're extorting players like myself and young players that have nothing to do with the politics of the game,” Rahm said.

A day later, Rory McIlroy, his friend and teammate on Team Europe, called the DPWT’s offering “generous”.

“It's a much softer deal than what Brooks took to come back and play on the PGA TOUR…There’s a reason eight of the nine guys took that deal, right?” McIlroy said prior to the Arnold Palmer Invitational. “I think it's a really good deal. Obviously, Jon doesn't think so, and he's well within his rights to think that way. But I just don't see what more the European Tour can do to accommodate these guys to retain their membership.”

Rahm, at the time, did say that if the DPWT kept the four-event minimum in the deal, he’d sign immediately.

The World No. 34 has not resigned his DPWT membership, but something will have to give eventually if he wants to once again represent Europe.