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Jon Rahm to leave LIV Golf over 'unacceptable' relaunch terms

Jon Rahm will leave LIV Golf after his lawyer told a US bankruptcy court that the proposed terms for the tour's relaunch, dubbed LIV 2.0, were "unacceptable". The breakaway series is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund withdrew funding. Reports say Rahm is owed more than £100m and that most staff were told in August their jobs had ended.

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'Rahm has reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 and has determined that they are unacceptable,' his lawyer said.

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Jon Rahm quits LIV over ‘unacceptable’ terms before golf series relaunches

Two-time major winner is reportedly owed over £100m Tour filed for bankruptcy after Saudi funding withdrawn Jon Rahm is to quit LIV Golf due to the “unacceptable” terms offered for the proposed relaunch of the breakaway series. LIV is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the US after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew support at the end of the season having spent $5bn (£3.7bn) in four years…

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Jon Rahm to quit LIV Golf tour over ‘unacceptable’ terms

'Rahm has reviewed the proposed terms of LIV 2.0 and has determined that they are unacceptable,' his lawyer said.

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Jon Rahm leaves LIV Golf over 'unacceptable' terms as bankrupt breakaway tour's future suffers major blow

The organisation has reportedly informed the majority of its staff that their jobs had been terminated in August amid the increasing uncertainty shrouding the embattled tour's future.

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Rahm to leave LIV Golf over 'unacceptable' terms

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