{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/6aa231349d5ca4f66520c993?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"LIV’s Collapse & Rahm’s $7.5M Hit - September 10th, 2026","description":"<p>On September 10th, 2026, the golf world reels from LIV Golf's bankruptcy as players face voided contracts, while a 19-year-old phenom chases history on the Korn Ferry Tour and the sport survives in war-torn Ukraine.</p><p><br></p><h3>LIV GOLF FALLOUT</h3><ul><li>The LIV Golf bankruptcy has sent shockwaves through the sport, voiding contracts and leaving players in limbo. While the DP World Tour is open to defectors, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has firmly shut the door on returning members.</li><li>Rory McIlroy weighed in on the chaos, stating, \"I would predict that you will see some guys leave as they are free to now.\"</li><li>Brandel Chamblee didn't hold back on social media, blasting Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, and Bryson DeChambeau as \"puppets\" for a regime that butchered a journalist.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>JON RAHM'S UNCERTAIN FUTURE</h3><ul><li>Jon Rahm is taking a massive financial hit as LIV's largest unsecured creditor, missing out on millions. He's already exited the LIV 2.0 group chat, and Todd Lewis notes his tone toward the PGA Tour has significantly softened.</li><li>Rahm is currently owed $7.5 million for Q3, though he insists, \"I still have a contract with Liv one point zero that I am more than willing to fulfill.\"</li><li>Rahm has officially left the LIV 2.0 player group chat, signaling a massive behind-the-scenes shift as he navigates his unpaid millions and an uncertain future.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>KORN FERRY TOUR / SIMMONS BANK OPEN</h3><ul><li>Nineteen-year-old Blades Brown is teeing it up in Franklin, Tennessee, on a quest to break Jason Day’s long-standing record and become the youngest player to ever earn a PGA Tour card.</li><li>Enjoying a hometown advantage, Brown noted the \"rare occasion\" of getting to sleep in his own bed during a tournament week.</li><li>During a Sunday round at the American Express, a starstruck Brown mistakenly clapped for Scottie Scheffler on the first tee until his caddie, Brett Swedberg, whispered, \"We are playing against him\" (Brown shot 74 to Scheffler's 66).</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>TIGER WOODS &amp; TGL</h3><ul><li>Tiger Woods celebrated the TGR Foundation's 30th anniversary in Las Vegas with remarks about changing the world, while also receiving high praise from peers regarding his parenting style with Charlie.</li><li>Kevin Kisner praised Tiger for not being an \"overbearing kind of helicopter dad\" during the TGL season ahead of Charlie's move to Florida State.</li><li>It's a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into Tiger's laid-back approach to fatherhood, letting Charlie carve his own path in the collegiate golf ranks.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>GOLF DIGEST / LISNYKY GOLF CLUB</h3><ul><li>Finbarr Toesland’s latest piece highlights the incredible survival of golf in a war zone at Ukraine's Lisnyky Golf Club, showcasing the sport's profound healing power amidst ongoing conflict.</li><li>A former POW of three and a half years recently took his first golf lesson at the club to begin his \"journey back to freedom.\"</li><li>Greenkeepers at the course are forced to use magnets during their maintenance routines just to clear missile shrapnel from the fairways.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>DP World Tour explores terms for LIV defectors free of restrictions • Brian Rolapp refuses to reinstate the returning member program previously used by Brooks Koepka • Charlie Woods prepares for his move to Florida State</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}