Jon Rahm’s future with LIV Golf has taken another dramatic turn after a report claimed the Spaniard left the league’s player group chat weeks before LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
According to Flushing It, the golf social media account run by Tom Hobbs, Rahm left the LIV player group chat on August 9, almost two weeks before the league’s 2026 season officially concluded in Indianapolis on August 23.
The timing has raised further questions about whether Rahm had already begun distancing himself from LIV Golf before the league’s financial crisis became public.
Flushing It claims Rahm and Danny Lee are the only current LIV players known to have left the group chat. Hobbs said Lee’s departure came after he was released by the Korean Golf Club, while Rahm’s reported exit remains particularly significant given the speculation surrounding his future.
The revelation comes just hours after LIV Golf confirmed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States. Court documents reportedly show that LIV and related entities have between $100 million and $500 million in assets, while liabilities are listed between $500 million and $1 billion.
Several of LIV’s biggest stars are also listed among its largest unsecured creditors. Rahm reportedly has a past-due claim of $7.5 million, while Bryson DeChambeau is listed at $5.7 million, Dustin Johnson at $5.5 million, Cameron Smith at $4.8 million and Tyrrell Hatton at $3.4 million.
Importantly, those figures do not necessarily represent the total value of the players’ contracts. They are reportedly amounts that were already past due when LIV filed for bankruptcy protection.
The situation could become even more significant because LIV’s proposed restructuring could involve rejecting existing player agreements. CEO Scott O’Neil reportedly told players that the league would address the contractual obligations of “LIV Golf 1.0” as part of the Chapter 11 process.
That could leave players with a decision over whether to join a proposed LIV Golf 2.0, rather than simply continuing under their existing agreements.
And that puts Rahm directly in the spotlight.
The former world No. 1 has been linked with a possible LIV exit for months. Since joining the Saudi-backed league in 2024, Rahm has won three consecutive LIV Individual Championships, but he has yet to add another major championship to the two he captured before making the move.
Reports in August suggested that some sources were already expecting Rahm to leave LIV. If the claim about his August 9 departure from the player chat is accurate, it would mean Rahm took that step before those reports emerged and weeks before LIV’s bankruptcy filing.
For now, Rahm has not publicly confirmed that he intends to leave LIV Golf.
But with LIV undergoing the biggest restructuring in its history, existing contracts potentially being rejected and several stars facing decisions over their futures, Rahm’s reported departure from the player group chat has added another major layer to the uncertainty.
If Rahm does ultimately walk away, LIV Golf could face an enormous challenge rebuilding its roster while simultaneously trying to establish a financially sustainable second version of the league.
