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Ryder Cup: Jon Rahm requests postponement of appeal against fines for participating in LIV events until after the 2025 tournament.”

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Jon Rahm is playing in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic this week along with likely 2025 Ryder Cup team-mates Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland and Tommy Fleetwood; watch live on Thursday from 4am on Sky Sports Golf or stream with NOW

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

Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Adrian Meronk have all appealed against the monetary sanctions handed down for competing on the Saudi-funded breakaway without permission.

That means they are allowed to play enough DP World Tour events to retain their membership and be eligible for September’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage.

No date or deadline has been set for the appeal, leading two-time DP World Tour winner Eddie Pepperell to suggest last year that it will “conveniently” not take place until after Europe’s bid for a first win on American soil since 2012.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future but I can tell you my plan is to be on that team at Bethpage,” Rahm said in a press conference ahead of his debut appearance in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, live on Sky Sports from Thursday.

Pressed on whether he would pay his fines if the appeal failed, Rahm added: “I don’t know what’s going to happen and I’m hoping they don’t try to settle the appeal before the Ryder Cup.

“I don’t think that would be good for anybody.”

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