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Jon Rahm Walks Away From LIV Golf Millions As PGA Tour Return Looms

The two-time major champion could rejoin the PGA Tour after leaving LIV, with the exit reportedly costing him more than one hundred million dollars; golf's longest-running drama.

On air: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Late Night BBN
Published 11:23 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Jon Rahm — Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Jon Rahm Walks Away From LIV Golf Millions As PGA Tour Return Looms”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:23 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
Topics: PGA Tour, Rahm, LIV Golf.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYahoo Sports reports Jon Rahm is giving up more than one hundred million dollars to leave LIV Golf, with a PGA Tour return looming.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji, your take.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe cancelled the most expensive subscription in sports, and LIV is now sending those sad emails saying we miss you.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. LIV doesn't send emails, it sends armored trucks. Dale.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe'll be back on the old tour within a year and wishing he'd kept the money. Everyone regrets the exit, Hank.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's the first sign of the end.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. Regret is the only thing golf has ever reliably delivered.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred million. Gone.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy hottest take: I've turned down more than that every year, by simply never being offered it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex has sports, and he's rumored to hate golf carts.