Jon Rahm breaks silence on LIV Golf future with revealing response ahead of UK event

Jon Rahm was asked the one big question hanging over LIV Golf's future. Only he didn't answer it, or at least couldn't. 

Speaking ahead of LIV Golf UK at JCB Golf & Country Club, the Legion XIII captain and the league's most expensive signing was pressed on whether he expects to still be playing on the breakaway league in 2027.

Rather than offering reassurance, Rahm, 31, shrugged his shoulders before declining to give a direct response.

"I'm not going to share anything that I can't share with you guys right now," he replied with a wry smile. 

For a league facing growing uncertainty over its long-term future, and with a month remaining of the 2026 season, it was a revealing moment.

Rahm did provide some optimism though. 

Asked about ongoing discussions behind the scenes, the two-time major champion suggested players have been kept informed but would not elaborate.

"We're in contact with them," Rahm said."We know a lot of what's going on, yeah. Not that I can share with you guys right now."

Watch Rahm's reaction here: 

LIV Golf in a race against time to continue in 2027 

LIV Golf enters a pivotal period after the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) recently confirmed it will withdraw its funding past the 2026 season, which ends next month. 

The league, under its CEO Scott O'Neil, continues to search for long-term investment while also dealing with a series of setbacks away from the course.

Earlier today, the PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced a new multi-year partnership with the Asian Tour, which is likely to end a relationship between LIV and the Asian circuit that had existed with its International Series since the league's launch in 2022. 

According to Golf Digest senior reporter Joel Beall, the Asian Tour's multi-year agreement with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour "caught LIV and Scott O’Neil completely by surprise, according to multiple sources." 

Beall added: "It was worked out at The Open, and LIV wasn’t informed until yesterday."

It has also emerged this week that Canadian technology company Mobii Systems Group Ltd. has filed legal action against LIV Golf, alleging the league owes more than $1 million in unpaid invoices and lost revenue relating to its "Any Shot, Any Time" broadcast technology.

Rahm going with the flow 

Despite uncertainty surrounding LIV's future, Rahm is only interested in controlling what he is able to control on the golf course. 

"I play a game for a living," said Rahm. 

"I can't really be too upset about how things are going in life. 

"Even though I'm very frustrated on the course very often, off the course I'm very different to what a lot of people think."

Rahm arrives at JCB Golf & Country Club looking to build on another consistent LIV Golf campaign where he has already won twice and currently leads the individual standings by nearly 300 points over Bryson DeChambeau. 

But while it's been a solid season for him on the league, it's been a relatively quiet one in the majors.

Despite an impressive runner-up finish behind Aaron Rai at the PGA Championship, Rahm finished T38 at The Masters, missed the cut at the U.S. Open and finished T46 at The Open on Sunday. 

He is now winless in the majors since the 2023 Masters. 

Whether Rahm knows more about LIV's future than he is willing to reveal remains unclear. 

What is clear is that when given the opportunity to publicly back LIV Golf's future, one of its biggest stars chose not to.

And that could be telling.