With the Ryder Cup set to take place next year, Jon Rahm has made an appeal against the fines to the DP World Tour. Rahm's actions are a result of him wanting to play for Team Europe in next year's Ryder Cup. Recently, the Spanish golfer shared the latest developments about his appeal against the fines.
On Sunday, Jon Rahm won the LIV Golf Chicago event, thus winning the Individual Championship. After his victory, Rahm spoke about his win in Chicago, and several other things related to golf. Speaking about his appeal against the fines to play on the DP World Tour, Rahm said:
"Yeah, we sent the email I think it was at 5:00 Thursday morning. I think when I left here, I was about 99.8 percent sure that I was going to appeal. I think I had that decision almost made, but you're still waiting towards the end after hearing that there were certain meetings happening in New York that maybe things would change or not.
"But it basically came down to first with the personal situation we have going on at home. I don't know if it would have been the best for Kelley and I and our family to have to go through the stress of not playing in Spain and possibly jeopardizing the Ryder Cup, and two, the fact that I've always loved being able to go play in Spain and give back to the country that's given me so much. It would have just felt wrong to not be at the Spanish Open."
Jon Rahm concluded his answer by saying that with hopes of things becoming better in the future, he wanted to appeal and fulfill his requirements as a European Tour member. He also expressed his desire to qualify or be considered for next year's Ryder Cup.
How much did Jon Rahm earn at LIV Golf Chicago?
LIV Golf Chicago, which was held at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, had a purse of $25 million. Out of this purse, $20 million was reserved for the players while $5 million was kept for the teams. Jon Rahm earned $4 million for his win. Here is a detailed list of the payout at the event:
Individual:
- 1 Jon Rahm $4,000,000
- T2 Joaquín Niemann $1,875,000
- T2 Sergio Garcia $1,875,000
- 4 Tyrrell Hatton $1,000,000
- 5 Ian Poulter $800,000
- T6 Henrik Stenson $534,500
- T6 Anirban Lahiri $534,500
- T6 Bryson DeChambeau $534,500
- T6 Lucas Herbert $534,500
- T6 Brooks Koepka $534,500
- T11 Abraham Ancer $370,000
- T11 Thomas Pieters $370,000
- T13 Harold Varner III $330,000
- T13 Paul Casey $330,000
- T15 Talor Gooch $273,000
- T15 Jinichiro Kozuma $273,000
- T15 Peter Uihlein $273,000
- T15 Richard Bland $273,000
- T15 Kalle Samooja $273,000
- T20 Sebastián Muñoz $230,000
- T20 David Puig $230,000
- T20 Carlos Ortiz $230,000
- T23 Kieran Vincent $190,715
- T23 Graeme McDowell $190,715
- T23 Phil Mickelson $190,715
- T23 Matt Jones $190,715
- T23 Kevin Na $190,715
- T23 Scott Vincent $190,715
- T23 Adrian Meronk $190,715
- T30 Brendan Steele $162,500
- T30 Louis Oosthuizen $162,500
- T30 Patrick Reed $162,500
- T30 Danny Lee $162,500
- T34 Cameron Tringale $144,000
- T34 Marc Leishman $144,000
- T34 Branden Grace $144,000
- T34 Martin Kaymer $144,000
- T34 Sam Horsfield $144,000
- T34 Dustin Johnson $144,000
- T40 Andy Ogletree $134,000
- T40 Eugenio Chacarra $134,000
- T42 Bubba Watson $126,200
- T42 Anthony Kim $126,200
- T42 Charles Howell III $126,200
- T42 Dean Burmester $126,200
- T42 Charl Schwartzel $126,200
- T47 Matthew Wolff $90,750
- T47 Pat Perez $90,750
- T47 Lee Westwood $90,750
- T47 Mito Pereira $90,750
- 51 Jason Kokrak $60,000
- 52 Cameron Smith $50,000
- 53 Hudson Swafford $50,000
- 54 Caleb Surratt $50,000
Teams:
- 1 Crushers GC $3,000,000
- 2Legion XIII $1,500,000
- 3 Fireballs GC $500,000