Jon Rahm given green light for tour return

Jon Rahm WILL tee it up on the DP World Tour this week at the acciona Open de Espana.

Spanish outlet Marca have put any concerns over the LIV man’s appearance to bed after his wife gave birth to their third child on Tuesday.

According to the report, Rahm flew out of Arizona on Tuesday night after celebrating the birth of his first daughter.

It means Rahm, a three-time winner of his national open, won’t have time to compete in the Wednesday Pro-Am at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.

Instead, he will head straight for his opening round tee time on Thursday at 2:00pm (local time) – in the company of Sepp Straka and Matthieu Pavon.

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Rahm lifted the title in 2018, 2019 and 2022, to match Seve Ballesteros’ hat-trick of wins.

This week’s start will be his first on the Wentworth-based circuit since the DP World Tour Championship last November.

He finished T9 in the Spanish Open the month before and announced his move to LIV Golf in December.

It will, however, be the second event of his season that counts towards Rahm’s Ryder Cup bid.

The 29-year-old played at the Olympics in August but needs to contest four qualifying events to be eligible for next year’s match at Bethpage Black.

With the biennial dust-up in mind, Rahm appealed sanctions handed to him by the DP World Tour ahead of this week’s event – which granted him a place in the field.

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Until the appeal process is resolved, the Masters champion can play the tour’s events.

“I’m entered into the tournament; we entered a long time ago,” Rahm said last week ahead of the Spanish Open.

“I’m not a big fan of the fines. I think I’ve been outspoken about that.

“I don’t intend to pay the fines, and we keep trying to have a discussion with them about how we can make this happen.”

Rahm is entered in next week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, while the Estrella Damm Andalucía Masters in October seems a likely follow up.

John Turnbull A graduate of the University of Stirling, John joined the bunkered team in 2023 as a Content Producer, with a responsibility for covering all breaking news, tour news, grassroots content and much more besides. A keen golfer, he plays the majority of his golf at Falkirk Golf Club. Top of his 'bucket list' is a round of Pebble Beach... ideally in the company of Gareth Bale.