Rahm lashes out at DP World Tour's 6-event mandate as 'extortion' - ESPN

LIV Golf League captain Jon Rahm on Tuesday accused the DP World Tour of attempting to «extort» golfers and said he won't commit to competing in six events on the European tour each season.

Rahm, speaking ahead of this week's LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong, told reporters he refused to reach an agreement with the DP World Tour because he didn't like the conditions of the deal, which included the tour dictating two of the six events he would be required to play.

«I don't know what game they're trying to play right now, but it just seems like in a way they're using our impact in tournaments and fining us and trying to benefit both ways from what we have to offer,» Rahm said. "[It's] just in a way they're extorting players like [me] and young players that have nothing to do with the politics of the game.

«So, I don't like the situation and I'm not going to agree to that.»

The two-time major champion said he'd sign an agreement with the DP World Tour if he were required to play only four events each season.

«They haven't agreed to that,» Rahm said. «I just refuse to play six events. I don't want to, and that's not what the rules say.»

On Feb. 21, the DP World Tour granted conditional releases to eight of its members, not including Rahm, to compete in LIV Golf League events this season.

In the past, Rahm said he didn't intend to pay fines being levied by the DP World Tour, which are reportedly as much as $3 million.

The DP World Tour said it granted releases to Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez, David Puig and Elvis Smylie to compete in the LIV Golf League this season.

A DP World Tour statement indicated the golfers had agreed to pay all outstanding fines for violating