Jon Rahm’s fines? ‘It’s the cost of doing business,’ said Justin Rose

Jon Rahm must pay fines levied by the DP World Tour to play in the Ryder Cup, says Justin Rose.

But Rahm “might have a point,” Rose said, in a move to get Rahm and other tour members to play more tour events as part of an agreement to participate in LIV Golf events.

Rose’s comments came Tuesday at the Players Championship, and follow the DP World Tour announcement on Feb. 21 said eight of its members were granted conditional releases to play in LIV events this year, to pay fines for playing in previous LIV events, to participate in “extra” tour events and to waive appeals. Previously, DP World Tour professionals who played in conflicting events were fined and suspended – and the announcement paved the way for next year’s European Ryder Cup team to participate, as tour membership is required.

But Rahm was not among the eight. (Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez, David Puig and Elvis Smylie were the LIV pros named.) As for his reason, Rahm said last week that he was planning an additional event requirement — for a pro to hold membership on the DP World Tour, he must play four events, but Rahdic said he would be asked to play games. six.

“Now, I told them, funny enough, I’ve reduced it to four events, like the minimum amount, and I’ll sign tonight,” Rahm said. “They didn’t accept that, I just refused to play six events, I don’t want to, and that’s not what the rules say.”

Rahm’s participation in next year’s Ryder Cup event now appears to depend on an appeal against the DP World Tour’s penalty for playing in LIV events. On Tuesday, the situation led to a reporter asking Rose what he would like to see his three-time Ryder Cup teammate do — and Rose began his response by noting that eight other LIV pros agreed to the deal.

“So I mean, there’s a good precedent that the deal wasn’t the scandal that they were suggesting,” Rose said.

“But at the same time, I’d like to see Jon pay his dues, for sure, and be a part of the Ryder Cup. For me, obviously playing in LIV was a decision he made and wanted to make, and playing well for him and it’s good for him. He’s playing good golf out there. He’s winning. He’s making a lot of money, and you can’t, you can’t – you can’t knock, you can’t – you can’t knock. achieve there.

“So I would just see it as a cost of doing business for Jon. Like me, being in the Ryder Cup is more than money.”

But, Rose said, Rahm “may have a point” in his frustration with playing six events.

“So maybe there’s a middle ground,” Rose said, “where he can do everything he can to support the Tour as and when, but not necessarily that hanging over his head, but paying his fine is obviously step No. 1.”

Rose’s comments also follow those of Rory McIlroy, another member of the European Ryder Cup team, who said last week that the DP World Tour deal was “great” and that “the European Tour could do a lot to accommodate these guys.”

Whether Rahm’s status will be resolved remains unclear. Last week, he won the LIV Golf Championship, and this week, he is playing in one in Singapore, where he was asked how he succeeded “with all the obstacles,” and, as part of his answer, he said:

“I think, like everybody in their career, you just need to learn how to compartmentalize. Kind of put things in the back of your mind and take care of what you can take care of. There are things I can’t control. If I can’t control them, I really shouldn’t worry about them. What I can control is what I do on the golf course, how I commit to my way forward, how I go about everything.

“Actually, it’s like a sense of relief that I get when there’s a lot going on in the course and the only thing that’s important is to be able to let things go. …

“Everything else, it is what it is. I don’t know how to say this without the truth, without sounding ridiculous, it’s first world problems. It is what it is. There are real problems in the world, and whether I have an agreement or a disagreement with the DP World Tour, it shouldn’t be one of them.

“Even though we continue to discuss what the future could be, it is not something we can worry about if there is a real disaster happening around the world.”

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