Jon Rahm breaks silence on PGA Tour return after LIV Golf turmoil.

Jon Rahm posted a 65 in Abu Dhabi the day after LIV Golf claimed it was close to collapsing.

He spoke to reporters after the round.

He said his iron game was the highlight.

"I was very good with the irons. I gave myself plenty of chances and obviously holed a few," Rahm said.

Rahm made seven birdies and 11 pars at Yas Links.

He admitted he got away with a couple of bad swings.

"A bad tee shot on 3, and it ended up in the middle of the fairway. A bad tee shot on 11, and being able to find that and have a birdie putt," he said.

He said lower-than-usual expectations helped him stay loose.

"I just kind of took it one shot at a time, made a couple beautiful swings early on," Rahm said.

He credited three early iron swings — a 4-iron on 1, a 5-iron on 2, and an 8-iron on 3 — for giving him confidence.

The round came one day after news broke that LIV Golf is on the verge of folding.

Rahm had already told LIV he would not continue with its planned 2.0 project.

No big names signed up for LIV Golf 2.0, according to reports.

With the league now effectively dead, superstars who played on it must focus on the DP World Tour — for now.

Rahm is likely to play on the DP World Tour next year to position himself for a PGA Tour return in 2028.

Unless he gets a deal similar to the one Brooks Koepka received in January.

Koepka returned to the PGA Tour through the Returning Member Program.

He accepted a $5 million charitable contribution and restrictions on certain PGA Tour benefits.

Rahm was offered the same deal in January 2026 but turned it down.

He stayed with LIV for the rest of the season.

Now his position has changed.

Rahm said he would consider accepting fines or a deal like Koepka's to rejoin.

"I probably would do it," Rahm said, according to sources.

His comments sparked immediate debate.

Patrick Reed was asked whether Rahm deserves an immediate return without a one-year suspension.

"That's a hard question," Reed said.

"I definitely feel like it's something that they are going to be looking into. How they do it is up to them."

Reed said he believes players who earn the right to compete should be able to play anywhere.

"With Jon's resumé and everything, it's one of those that obviously his team is going to be talking about the PGA Tour," Reed said.

Reed knows the situation firsthand — he left LIV earlier this year and already secured his PGA Tour status for 2027 through DP World Tour results.

Some voices are pushing a harder line.

There is discussion about whether the PGA Tour should ban Rahm from returning in 2027.

The debate centers on whether defectors should face a waiting period or financial penalties.

Rahm won the 2021 US Open and the 2023 Masters.

He joined LIV Golf in December 2023 in a deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions.

His departure was seen as a major blow to the PGA Tour.

Now the tables have turned.

LIV Golf is struggling to retain players and attract new ones.

The league's collapse would leave dozens of players needing a path back to traditional tours.