Jon Rahm appears set to remain eligible for the Ryder Cup after appealing the sanctions imposed on him by the DP World Tour for playing conflicting tournaments on LIV Golf.
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LIVGolfInvitational–HongKong–DayThreeJonRahmappearssettoremaineligiblefortheRyderCupafterappealingthesanctionsimposedonhimbytheDPWorldTourforplayingconflictingtournamentsonLIVGolf.
TheDPWorldTourconfirmedthatRahmfiledtheappealpriortoThursday’sdeadlinefortheSpanishOpenandwillbeabletoparticipateinhishomeopenlaterthismonth.RahmsaidthisweekthathealsointendstoplaytheAndaluciaMastersandDunhillLinks,which,inadditiontohisstartintheOlympics,willsatisfyhisfour-eventminimumtoremaineligiblefortheEuropeanRyderCupteam.
“JonRahmhasapendingappealagainstsanctionsimposedonhimandinaccordancewiththeDPWorldTour’sregulations,heiseligibletoparticipateintheaccionaOpendeEspañapresentedbyMadridlaterthismonth,”aspokesmanfortheDPWorldToursaidinastatement.
SpeakingaheadoftheLIVindividualchampionshipinChicago,Rahmsaidhehadnointentiontopaythefinesf