Having the appeal decided before September's Ryder Cup at Bethpage ‘wouldn’t be good for anybody’ says Rahm, who is also lobbying hard to have Sergio Garcia involved with the 2025 team

Like the skyscrapers that provide a stunning backdrop at Emirates Golf Club, Jon Rahm is a giant figure in the golf world and, as such, is never afraid to express his views on the game, as evidenced in a media chat ahead of the Spaniard making his debut in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this week.

Jon Rahm doesn't believe that Sergio Garcia should miss out on being a Ryder Cup captain someday. Unfortunately, a widely forgotten rule says that Garcia can't be a vice-captain to Luke Donald now and can't be a captain on his own in the future.

Jon Rahm's Ryder Cup plan requires some good fortune that is ultimately out of his control. Here's what he faces.

LIV Golf stars Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Sergio Garcia will all be teeing it up on the DP World Tour this year, but why are they allowed? We take a look

Luke Donald hinted that Sergio Garcia could be in line for a vice-captain role at the 2025 Ryder Cup. A rule that Donald was, at the time, unaware of prevents this from happening.

Sergio Garcia has discovered that he can no longer be an assistant captain for Team Europe at the Ryder Cup due to his LIV Golf defection. The 45-year-old was one of several PGA Tour stars to quit for the Saudi-backed breakaway series in 2022, before paying outstanding fines of over £1million to the DP World Tour.

Luke Donald has told Sergio Garcia that the regulations do not permit the Spaniard acting as an assistant captain at this year’s Ryder Cup and that his only chance of being involved in New York is as a player...

Jon Rahm and two other golfers are appealing against the fines imposed for playing in LIV events and could lose their membership on the DP World Tour.

Jon Rahm admits he hopes his appeal against fines imposed for playing LIV events will not be heard before the Ryder Cup