{"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/6ad45daf3243d006bb78dccd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rahm’s $100M LIV Exit & PGA Tour Overhaul - October 18th, 2026","description":"<p>On October 18th, 2026, the golf world was rocked by Jon Rahm&#39;s costly exit from a bankrupt LIV Golf, a radical two-tier restructure for the PGA Tour, and dramatic slow-play penalties in China.</p><p><br></p><h3>LIV GOLF &amp; DP WORLD TOUR</h3><ul><li>LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, prompting Jon Rahm&#39;s exit. Meanwhile, DP World Tour&#39;s Guy Kinnings permanently banned 2027 LIV players, though Justin Rose countered, &quot;No hard feelings... Everyone is welcome back.&quot;</li><li>Rahm forfeited over $100 million and a $7.5 million unsecured claim to escape LIV 2.0, with his lawyer John Beck stating the terms were &quot;unacceptable to him,&quot; while Kinnings warned LIV players &quot;should not be seeking to join our Tour.&quot;</li><li>Amidst the billion-dollar boardroom drama and tour wars, Rahm had a major personal victory to celebrate: welcoming his fourth child, a daughter named Begoña.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>PGA TOUR</h3><ul><li>The PGA Tour announced a massive structural overhaul for 2028, splitting into a two-tier Championship and Challenger series to eliminate sponsor exemptions and create a strictly merit-based competitive ecosystem.</li><li>Billy Horschel strongly advocated for the new &quot;merit based system,&quot; while Ryan Armour praised the &quot;264 playing opportunities&quot; rather than &quot;no cut money.&quot;</li><li>Armour humorously referred to the Tour&#39;s everyday grinders as &quot;mules,&quot; highlighting how this new structure is designed to finally reward the working-class players of professional golf.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>LPGA TOUR</h3><ul><li>Saturday&#39;s third round at the Buick LPGA Championship at Sheshan International was marred by the pace of play, with officials handing out brutal two-stroke slow-play penalties to both Carlota Ciganda and Yealimi Noh.</li><li>Ciganda was hit with the devastating penalty on the par-4 13th hole, but impressively bounced back to shoot a 1-under 71.</li><li>Bouncing back from a mid-round penalty takes serious mental fortitude, proving Ciganda&#39;s resilience even when the rules officials step in to derail her momentum.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Charlie Woods steps out of Tiger&#39;s shadow by committing to Florida State for 2027 • Remembering trailblazing 95-year-old sportswriter Jack Berry, who helped lift the Masters&#39; ban on women reporters and joked, &quot;My ball had an instinct for water&quot; • Butch Harmon critiques Trackman on Bob Philion&#39;s podcast, warning that machines have &quot;no idea what is going through your body on the back nine on Sunday&quot;</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}