McIlroy: ‘A shame’ Rahm rejected DP World Tour deal
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rory McIlroy says it’s “a shame” that Jon Rahm is the only LIV Golf player unwilling to accept the terms of a DP World Tour deal to eliminate future fines, and he brushed off concerns the Spaniard might not be eligible for the Ryder Cup team. “The Ryder Cup is bigger than any one person,” McIlroy said Wednesday. Rahm’s future in the matches was placed in doubt this week when he refused the terms of the European tour’s offer -- pay previous fines for not getting a release to play LIV Golf events, drop any appeals and add two tournaments to the minimum four required for DP World Tour membership. Rahm said at LIV Golf Hong Kong on Tuesday that the DP World Tour was “extorting...