Jon Rahm announces end of his DP World Tour season, makes stance on playing in 2025 clear

Jon Rahm is at the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande to play in the DP World Tour's Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters. The tournament starts this Thursday, 17 October, and the Spaniard will be looking for his first win in this event.

As part of the activities leading up to the Andalucia Masters, Rahm appeared on the Golf Sin Etiquetas podcast, hosted by Gonzalo Fernandez Castaño and Alejandro Larrazabal. Rahm took the opportunity to make two important announcements regarding his competitive agenda.

Rahm stated that his 2024 season will end at the Andalucia Masters and that he also plans to start on the DP World Tour in 2025. He said (translated from Spanish):

"In 2024 I think it's time to rest, this Sunday will be my last round in competition and in November, vacations, I need it...and then I want to play something in January. I want to play something in January, so the option at the moment would be the [Hero] Dubai Desert Classic. So you might see me there in Dubai." [1:45:06 - 1:45:46]

Jon Rahm's appearance in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic would be the first of his career. His chances of being there depend on the outcome of his appeal against the sanctions imposed on him by the DP World Tour for switching to LIV Golf.

The Hero Dubai Desert Classic is the first tournament of the year on the DP World Tour's Rolex Series. It is the tournament chosen by many of Europe's top players to start their season, most notably Rory McIlroy.

Jon Rahm's 2024 schedule at a glance

Jon Rahm's 2024 schedule included 20 tournaments, including the Andalucia Masters, which has yet to start, the Olympics, and the LIV Golf Houston, from which he withdrew. The overall record so far is two victories and another 14 top 10s:

2/2 - 2/4, LIV Golf Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, (T3)
2/8 - 2/10, LIV Golf Las Vegas, Las Vegas Country Club, (8)
3/1 - 3/3, LIV Golf Jeddah, Royal Greens G&CC, (5)
3/8 - 3/10, LIV Golf Hong Kong, Hong Kong Country Club, (T8)
4/5 - 4/7, LIV Golf Miami, Trump National Doral Golf Course, (T4)
4/11 - 4/14, Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, (T45)
4/26 - 4/28, LIV Golf Adelaide, The Grange Golf Club (T3)
5/3 - 5/5, LIV Golf Singapore, Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course), (T10)
5/16 - 5/19, PGA Championship, Valhalla Golf Club, (Missed Cut)
6/7 - 6/9, LIV Golf Houston, Golf Club of Houston, (Withdrawn)
6/21 - 6/23, LIV Golf Nashville, The Grove, (T3)
7/12 - 7/14, LIV Golf Andalucía, Real Club Valderrama, (T10)
7/18 - 7/21, The Open, Royal Troon Golf Course, (T7)
7/26 - 7/28, LIV Golf United Kingdom, JCB Golf and Country Club, (1)
8/1 - 8/4, Olympic Men's Golf Competition, Le Golf National, (T5)
8/16 - 8/18, LIV Golf Greenbrier, The Old White Course (2)
9/13 - 9/15, LIV Golf Chicago, Bolingbrook Golf Club, (1)
9/26 - 9/29, Open de España Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, (2)
10/3 - 10/6, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews Links (Old Course), (T7)
10/17 - 10/20, Andalucia Masters, Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, (To be Played)

If he is able to play the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, his 2025 season will start in January, otherwise he will most likely start in February with LIV Golf.