Rahm said at LIV Golf Hong Kong on Tuesday that the DP World Tour was "extorting players" by forcing them to play two additional tournaments. Rahm said if the deal was to pay fines, drop appeals and play the minimum four events, he would have signed. "I just don't like the situation," Rahm said. "I think we should be able to freely play where we want and have the choice to play where we want and not be dictated what we do."
Rory McIlroy has challenged Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm to demonstrate their commitment to the Ryder Cup cause by settling fines for their LIV Golf participation. McIlroy pointed towards motivation used by Europe during victory at Bethpage last September after it emerged the United States players were paid to play the Ryder Cup. The switches of Rahm and Hatton to LIV has drawn fines totalling several million pounds due to tournament conflict with the DP World Tour, where both remain members.