Men’s golf is still divided despite last year’s framework agreement and Luke Donald’s 2025 team could be weakened

Jon Rahm has made his second decision. Only time will tell if this proves more successful than his first. If not, Europe’s Ryder Cup scene is about to get messier than anybody could have expected.

By his own admission, Rahm anticipated the pace of play towards collaboration in elite men’s golf to be considerably sharper than has proven the case. He probably even expected his switch to LIV last December to accelerate talks between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and traditional tours. Instead, the sport remains in a state of flux. Each entity ploughs its own furrow.