As December 31 approaches, there is an uneasy calm between the PGA Tour-DP World Tour pairing and LIV Golf. The deadline for merging the bodies after much acrimony is unlikely to be met, and till that happens world golf will be in suspense.

Jon Rahm appears to be on the brink of a mega-money move to LIV Golf and one pundit believes he could be turning his back on the PGA Tour after being used as a "puppet"

No, it will not change one bit." But Rahm apparently has a price. And it is $600 million. Rumors of Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion, defecting from the PGA Tour have increased to where various reports,

The golf world was met with a shock when the Saudi-backed league came into being in 2021. However, another surprise awaited the community when the news of the $3 billion merger between LIV Golf, DP World Tour,

At this point, it seems not a matter of if, but when Jon Rahm will make the leap from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. The world No. 3 has been rumored to be in discussions with the 54-hole team circuit since the beginning with numerous reports surfacing around Thanksgiving that negotiations had heightened.

Since its inception, the majors have been reluctant to include LIV golfers, citing the format of its season as a problem. Now, LIV will have at least one seat at the table.

Jon Rahm, the defending Masters champion, is gearing up to leave the PGA Tour for Saudi-backed LIV Golf, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Speculation is rife that the world No 3 is about to ditch the PGA Tour for LIV Golf – seismic news ahead of crucial negotiations for the future of golf