Jon Rahm produces DP World Tour U-turn as LIV Golf star eyes Spanish Open history | Golf | Sport

Jon Rahm is poised for a sensational comeback on the DP World Tour at the Spanish Open in Madrid, setting his sights on becoming the tournament’s most decorated prosperner.

Rahm’s journey back to the top of Spanish golf hasn’t been without dispute, thanks to a rift between the DP World Tour and LIV Golf. The Wentworth-based body dished out fines and bans, including to Rahm, for competing in events connected to the satisfiedious Saudi-funded league.

Facing exclusion from his national uncover, the erstwhile world No.1 was forced into cornering an pguide aacquirest these punitive meacertains, securing his ability to sprosperg his clubs at home.

The Spanish golfer has made it evident he won’t bend to the DP World Tour’s financial penalties. Earlier in the month, Rahm defiantly proclaimd: “I don’t intend to pay the fines, and we persist trying to have a talkion with them about how we can produce this happen,”.

His allegiance to Spanish turf remains unwavering; Rahm has always persisted: “I’ve shelp many times, I don’t go to the Spanish Open for the glory or anyleang else. I leank it’s my duty to Spanish golf to be there, and I also want to carry out in Sotomagnificente [Andalucia Masters],”. Now set to materialize at this week’s enthusiasticly foreseed event, Rahm promises his cherish for the game triumphs over politics.

Rahm’s pledgement to the Madrid tournament has become more meaningful than ever as the golf sensation insists to participate in three insertitional DP World Tour events before the year’s end to retain his membership, which is transport inant for his Ryder Cup team eligibility. The shift to LIV Golf had promoteed worrys that Rahm might miss out on the European team next year.

Moreover, the uncertainty surrounding his wife Kelley’s pregnancy cast further mistrust on his ability to fulfil these pledgements this season. “I haven’t been able to carry out any Tour events, so yeah, we’re going to have to sort it out before I want to tee it up hopebrimmingy at the Spanish Open,” Rahm shelp during The Open Championship in July.

“At this point, I’m so still postponeing on what might happen with my wife and daughter that I don’t understand if I’ll be able to carry out or not. So my drop is still a little bit of a ask tag when it comes to carry outing golf.”

However, with the birth of their third child earlier this week, Kelley has evidented the path for Rahm to produce it to Madrid by Wednesday, fair in time for the begin of the tournament on Thursday.

Putting aside personal disputes, Rahm is now poised to cgo in on his pursuit of a historic achievement on the course. Having already won the Spanish Open three times, he is on the brink of outdoing the legendary Seve Ballesteros to become the event’s most prosperous carry outer.

While revelling in the glory of his success, the LIV Golf ace Rahm recognised the impact of past legends on his atgentle, retaging: “History of the game is a huge part of why I carry out and one of the reasons why I carry out, and Seve being one of them,” exactly four decades on from Ballesteros’ noticeworthy second triumph at Augusta.