England’s Tyrrell Hatton, who teamed up with Rahm to win each their foursomes matches ultimately yr’s Ryder Cup, was in the same place after additionally becoming a member of LIV.
However Rahm’s Legion XIII team-mate was allowed to play in final month’s British Masters after interesting in opposition to his fines.
Gamers who initially joined LIV in 2022 appealed in opposition to their suspensions and fines and have been in a position to compete till April 2023 when an arbitration panel present in favour of the DP World Tour and ratified its proper to implement its laws.
And former European captain Padraig Harrington insists these guidelines ought to be adhered to.
“I am a stickler for the foundations,” mentioned the 2021 captain, who’s at this week’s Irish Open.
“I am mates with Jon but when the foundations are written down, that is simply the way in which it’s. The Ryder Cup is greater than simply the match. It’s the spine of the European Tour.
“The European Tour does not have numerous leverage to get gamers to return again throughout and play right here. The Ryder Cup is the carrot that we use to get folks to return again.
“It’s a very powerful scenario for Luke Donald and The Ryder Cup but when the twelfth man who qualifies by sticking to the foundations will get bumped out, he is not going to be glad if anyone else has not caught to the foundations. We won’t neglect that individual.”
Talking within the instant aftermath of Rahm’s seismic transfer to LIV final December, Rory McIlroy mentioned the European tour “goes to should rewrite the foundations for Ryder Cup eligibility” as a result of “we would definitely miss and want Jon at Bethpage”.
Europe have been thrashed 19-9 at Whistling Straits on their final go to to the US in 2021, and though a 16½-11½ victory in Rome avenged that defeat – with Rahm and Hatton going unbeaten of their 4 matches – 2025’s Ryder Cup in New York guarantees to be one other powerful project.
Nevertheless, Donald told BBC Sport last month “there’s not going to be a scenario the place we’re singling out one individual to alter the rule”.
He added: “It is fairly clear with the coverage that you just both pay the fines or you’ll be able to attraction them, and inside that attraction time you’ll be able to nonetheless play some DP World Tour occasions, so Jon completely is aware of what’s required.”
