Ahead of Masters, Jon Rahm offers one-word answer on Ryder Cup future

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm gave a one-word answer when asked whether he's confident he'll be on the European Ryder Cup team next fall at Adare Manor. "Yes.

" Rahm spoke Tuesday for the first time in the United States this year ahead on the 2026 Masters, a tournament Rahm won in 2023 for his second major title. The Spaniard has been dominant on LIV Golf to begin the season, collecting one win and three runner-up finishes in five starts. However, a bigger piece of news has been the ongoing feud between he and the DP World Tour, which could result in him being left off the 2027 Ryder Cup team in Ireland.

Last month, Rahm withdrew the appeal of sanctions against him but had not settled with the DP World Tour. The appeal is how Rahm remained eligible to compete in DP World Tour events and participate in the Ryder Cup. Players can maintain their DP World Tour membership while competing on different tours so long as they play in a minimum of four non-major DPWT events.

For those competing on LIV, however, it's six events, two of which are chosen by the Tour itself. Rahm stated last month he doesn't agree with those terms. He was the only one of nine European LIV members who didn't agree to terms for a conditional release, which stated players would compete in six-to-eight non-major DP World Tour events — as well as pay any outstanding fines and withdraw any active appeals — in order to keep their status as members.