# Greed's cost: Jon Rahm leaves LIV Golf

> Jon Rahm quits LIV Golf after $400m offer, proving greed harms golf's meritocracy.
- Title: Greed's cost: Jon Rahm leaves LIV Golf · Golf | Shortify
- Summary: Jon Rahm quits LIV Golf after $400m offer, proving greed harms golf's meritocracy. Jon Rahm left LIV Golf for the PGA Tour after rejecting $400 million…
- Keywords: jon rahm, liv golf, pga tour, golf, greed, money, meritocracy, saudi, liverpool, seahawks, nfl, sports
- Source: Golf — https://golf.com/news/jon-rahm-liv-exit-greed-not-good
- Published: 2026-10-09T11:20:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jon rahm, liv golf, pga tour, golf, greed, money, meritocracy, saudi, liverpool, seahawks, nfl, sports
## Greed's warning
Greed is not good for golf or life, as Michael Bamberger explains.

> Greed is good
## Jon Rahm's choice
Jon Rahm left LIV Golf for the PGA Tour after $400 million offer.

> My fealty is to the PGA Tour, my fealty is to the PGA Tour, my fealty is to the PGA Tour
## The offer
LIV Golf offered Jon Rahm $300 million or $400 million for his switch.

> $300 million or $400 million
## Rahm's earnings
Rahm earned $50 million in PGA Tour earnings over seven seasons.

> $50 million
## The question
When is enough enough for professional golfers?

> When is enough enough
## LIV's failure
LIV Golf failed due to funding, format, and player selection issues.

> LIV failed as most grand ambitions fail, its problems were in the details
## Golf's meritocracy
Golf's meritocracy means scores win, not social status or money.

> The reason so many of us are drawn to professional golf is because it’s the ultimate meritocracy
## The lesson
Greed harms golf's meritocracy and leads to downfall.

> Greed’s no good
## The consequence
Jon Rahm returns to PGA Tour, proving greed's cost in golf.

> Rahm already had made $50 million just in PGA Tour earnings
## Key takeaway

Jon Rahm left LIV Golf for the PGA Tour after rejecting $400 million, showing how greed undermines golf's merit-based system.