Jon Rahm got his 2025 campaign off to a disappointing start as the LIV Golf star missed the cut on his return to the DP World Tour at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

In a past life as a PGA Tour member, Jon Rahm made such a habit of winning in the first month of the year that “Mr. January” would have been a fitting nickname. His PGA Tour career wins included January victories at The Sentry at Kapalua,

Golf Today explores Jon Rahm's recent comments about the state of professional golf, LIV players' status for majors, and his Ryder Cup status for 2025, debating what the PGA Tour has lost since his departure and more.

Jon Rahm appealed DP World Tour sanctions for playing on LIV Golf in late 2024, and while he may not know when an independent panel will hear his case, he does know where he intends to be this fall. The Spaniard has every plan to play in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black when the Europeans attempt to claim the cup on United States soil for the first time since 2012.

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm is planning to participate in the Ryder Cup later this year despite his ongoing appeal of sanctions levied against him by the DP World Tour for competing in LIV Golf events in 2024.

Jon Rahm has been embroiled in a battle with the DP World Tour after being fined and suspended for competing in LIV Golf events, with the Spaniard now appealing the sanctions

Because of his affiliation with LIV Golf, Jon Rahm faces a bevy of sanctions and fines from the DP World Tour, which facilitates the Ryder Cup from the European side. He does not know when arbitrators will settle those issues,