As the PGA Championship tees off Thursday at Aronimink, all eyes are on Jon Rahm—but not just for his game. The two-time reigning LIV Golf season champion and current 2026 points leader is fielding questions about the league's uncertain future after reports surfaced that Saudi backers have pulled future financing. For Rahm, though, the noise off the course is just that: noise.
"It's something we've had to deal with," Rahm said Tuesday, staying characteristically composed. "But it's just some things that are out of my control. What I can focus on is the next shot. It's the people in charge of LIV, whose job I do not envy for a second—it's their job to fix it."
The 31-year-old Spaniard, who claimed the 2021 US Open and the 2023 Masters before making the high-profile jump from the PGA Tour to LIV in December 2023, has been nothing short of dominant this season. With LIV titles in Hong Kong (March) and Mexico City (April), plus runner-up finishes in Riyadh, Adelaide, and South Africa, Rahm is playing some of the best golf of his career. And he's not letting business distractions derail that momentum.
"I have faith in the work they're doing. I have faith that they're going to come up with a good plan," Rahm said of LIV's leadership. "Until that plan is explained to us, not that there isn't anything to worry about, but I don't think I need to add any attention to it."
Rahm acknowledged the irony of a sport built on control—over every swing, every shot, every club selection—while he has little say in the business side of things. "It's funny in a sport that we like to be in control so much, how little we are actually in control," he said with a wry smile. "I'm in control of my golf game. I'm not in control of everything else."
When asked if he ever saw his move to LIV as a bridge between the still-feuding PGA Tour and LIV Golf, Rahm was quick to dismiss the notion. "I was never like thinking I was going to be any sort of weight that would tip the scales to make things come together," he said. For Rahm, the decision was personal—and one he stands by, even if circumstances have shifted. "If the terms change afterwards, like it has happened with LIV that things changed a little bit, it's an afterthought, not a problem from the choice."
As the golf world watches to see how LIV's story unfolds, Rahm is keeping his focus where it belongs: on the course. And for fans of the game, that's exactly the kind of mindset that makes for a thrilling championship week.