LIV Golf pro weighs in on "BS" Jon Rahm rumours: "He's going to do what's best for him"

England's Richard Bland says he doesn't pay attention to the rumours linking Jon Rahm with an exit from LIV Golf as there's "so much BS" written in the media. 

LIV Golf may be having their swansong this week in Indianapolis. 

The breakaway tour was told in April that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund would no longer bankroll the venture after the end of the season. 

A new investor has been found and an agreement is in place to take the league forward in 2027, albeit with a reduced schedule. 

But LIV face a race against time to garner enough support from their players and finalise their transaction. 

Bryson DeChambeau, of course, appears ready to be one of the players that is full steam ahead with regards to LIV Golf 2.0 and hopes the renegade tour will be given "one more shot". 

But Rahm's has been silent on his plans for the future. 

A report from TeeTimes on X claimed the Spaniard has already agreed a deal to return to the PGA Tour and is even willing to pay $25m to charity as part of the terms. 

That was later contested by Golfweek's Eamon Lynch, who claimed PGA Tour officials are yet to hold talks with the 31-year-old. 

Asked about Rahm's future, Bland told Garrett Johnston of Beyond the Clubhouse that there's "so much BS in the media". 

"There always has been on LIV," he added. "I kind of take it with a pinch of salt. I don't really pay too much attention to it. 

"Jon's going to do what's best for him. I've managed to play with him probably seven or eight times. 

"He's a great guy to play with; getting to play with one of the best players in the world has been a huge thrill for me.

“What's been written in the media, I don’t pay too much attention to that."

Bland commits to LIV Golf

Richard Bland was among the first wave of players to be recruited to LIV Golf in 2022. 

His switch to LIV Golf came 13 months after he claimed his first DP World Tour title at the British Masters on the 478th attempt. 

Bland has been a mainstay on LIV ever since, consistently playing well enough to avoid relegation. 

He told Johnston that he is happy to stay with LIV Golf as he "doesn't have a huge amount on the other side anyway".

Bland was referring to the fact that he doesn't appear to be keen on serving any period of suspension so he could play on the over-50s PGA Tour Champions. 

"It's a no-brainer for me," he said. "I was always going to sign up anyway, so it's a pretty easy decision for me."

Bland also described LIV's players' only meeting with their new investor as "positive". 

"We all came out of that feeling good about what's in the future," he said. 

"Not much more to say on it than that. Obviously there's still stuff up in the air, but overall it's been positive."

Bland is not the first player to commit to LIV Golf 2.0. 

South Africa's Dean Burmester also said he's "all-in", whatever it may look like. 

"The proposed LIV 2.0, whatever you want to call it, I think it's very, very promising and it looks great," said Burmester. 

"I think the model is certainly sustainable, very sustainable. 

"I think it's obviously beneficial from a player perspective because we will own a huge chunk of this league, and it'll be the first player-owned league in the world of any sport, I think. 

"I can't think of any other sport where it is that way."

Burmester said that there will be no hard feelings if players decide to walk away. 

"I think everybody has the right to make their own decision," he said. 

"I think once you know the facts, then you can make an informed decision, and I don't think — whether you're on this side or that side, I don't think anybody can think badly of anybody else.

"I think coming here, that certainly happened from that side, and a lot of guys got given a lot of stick for coming over here. 

"I don't think we're going to do it to our own guys. 

"If they want to go back, if certain people do want to go back, if that does happen, then that's their decision and they can do it.

"But for me, I feel like I've got to focus on what I want to do and what I can do in the game of golf and the best thing I can do for my family. 

"So that's number one."