Rahm, LIV players face uncertain future after season finale at Indy

(AP) — Jon Rahm finished the LIV Golf season Sunday in style — claiming his third straight season points title and his second team crown in a row at the revised season finale in suburban Indianapolis. Now the 31-year-old Spaniard and the other full-time tour players will wait to see what happens to LIV in 2027. Rahm is ready to head home and contemplate the future.

“I’m looking forward to going home and helping my very pregnant wife with the kids,” Rahm said. “The fourth one is due in October, and I’m happy to be dad for a few days before I get back to grinding for the Irish Open, and mainly looking forward to a haircut because I need one badly.” Rahm closed with a 7-under 63 for his second straight runner-up finish in Indy. He ended up a stroke behind 22-year-old Michael La Sasso, the 2025 NCAA individual champ at Mississippi.

La Sasso finished with a 65 to get to 18 under. Clearly, there have been troubling signs for the LIV circuit in recent months. In April, it was announced Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund would end its investment in the league after this season.

LIV spent more than $5 billion in five years, pulling some of the world’s best and most popular American and international players away from other leagues. Organizers also canceled two events this season — New Orleans in June and next weekend’s originally scheduled season-ending event in Michigan — as well the weekend entertainment. LIV CEO Scott O’Neil told reporters Wednesday he was bullish about plans for 2027 and beyond, saying players would be equity owners and have their commercial rights restored.

O’Neil said the plan was to have five team championships overseas and five individual tournaments in the United States scheduled close to the majors for those who qualify for them. He did not name the lead investor with whom LIV has reached an agreement. Several outlets have identified him as Ted Goldthorpe of BC Partners, who met with the tour’s players on Tuesday.

O’Neil said there was a deadline for players to commit to LIV 2.0 without citing a specific date. He also has not mentioned the size of the proposed investment. Though O’Neil said he has a “good level of confidence” that a “critical mass of the right players” will return.