Jon Rahm's future in professional golf is hanging in the balance as LIV Golf faces a critical funding crisis, with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) set to pull its financial backing at the end of the 2026 season. The league, which continues its schedule next week in Washington, D.C., now faces an uncertain path forward—and that has major implications for one of its biggest stars.

Rahm, a two-time major champion and 11-time PGA Tour winner, has been dominant on LIV Golf, leading the individual standings after clinching back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025. He's already won two of the six events completed in the 2026 season, with six more left on the calendar. But the Spaniard's journey to LIV Golf was anything but straightforward. After initially ruling out a move in 2022, he made the high-profile switch in December 2023, joining a roster that includes Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, and Brooks Koepka.

Now, with LIV Golf's financial future in doubt, golf insider Dan Rapaport is confident that Rahm won't be on the sidelines for long. "The players are all better off, I am not exactly shedding a tear for them," Rapaport said on the Dan on Golf podcast. "The reason they were paid so much is because this was such a risk. This was damaging to their brands and they were leaving the established institution that was the PGA Tour. I have no doubt that Jon Rahm will play PGA Tour events in 2028, if not 2027."

Rapaport's prediction comes with a sobering assessment of LIV Golf's financial health. "I am sure they are going to try and spin this," he added. "Scott O'Neil has already been saying that he is sure that they are going to have to go and raise money. I think they have lost $5-8 billion depending on who you ask. There is not an investor on the planet who is going to be okay losing that."

For Rahm, a return to the PGA Tour would mark a homecoming of sorts. He made 159 starts on the tour, earning over $53.6 million, and remains one of the sport's most marketable talents. While LIV Golf's six remaining 2026 events offer some short-term clarity, the bigger picture suggests that Rahm's time on the breakaway circuit may be coming to an end sooner rather than later. Whether he's back on the PGA Tour by 2027 or 2028, one thing is clear: Jon Rahm's place in golf's elite isn't going anywhere.