Rahm to sit out rest of 2025, return for LIV Riyadh season opener

Jon Rahm said he will sit out the remainder of 2025 tournament golf and not return to competition until the LIV Golf season opener in Riyadh in February 2026, following a final appearance at this month’s Spanish Open in Madrid. The 30-year-old Spaniard closed the event with a six-under 65 on Sunday for a 10-under 274 total and told Ten Golf he plans a multi-month break to rest and spend time with his family.

Rahm’s announcement ends any immediate prospect of him playing the late-season DP World Tour events that conclude the Race to Dubai, including the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship. He confirmed he will not enter European Tour events while an appeal of sanctions against him remains pending. The sanctions stem from his move to LIV Golf at the end of 2023 and from fines imposed by the DP World Tour on players who competed in LIV events while still members of that circuit.

The two-time major winner and former world number one did not record an individual tournament victory in 2025, marking his first calendar year without a win since turning professional. He did, however, help Team Europe capture the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black last month and won the...