Jon Rahm is going back to the Irish Open. He confirmed this week that he’ll tee it up at Trump International Golf Links Doonbeg from September 10 to 13, and that changes the whole complexion of the week in County Clare.
He’s won it twice already. Portstewart in 2017 was his first DP World Tour title, and then Lahinch in 2019, where he came from behind on the Sunday and the crowd basically adopted him. That was seven years ago now.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Ireland for the Amgen Irish Open,” Rahm said. “Winning this tournament twice means a lot to me and it’s always a place I enjoy playing. The courses, the fans and the challenge of links golf make it a special week.”
The field was already strong before he signed on. Rory McIlroy headlines. Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington are in, so is Luke Donald, so is Tyrrell Hatton, who plays alongside Rahm on Legion XIII in LIV. You will not find a better Irish Open field, and the timing isn’t an accident either, with Adare Manor hosting the Ryder Cup a year later.
Why is Rahm free to play at all? Back in May he settled things with the DP World Tour, paying off the fines that piled up after his 2024 jump to LIV and committing to a handful of tour starts this season. Eligibility for the 2027 Ryder Cup was the whole point of that deal. The Genesis Scottish Open was one of the agreed stops. Doonbeg makes two.
He never hid how much he missed this one. Of all the events LIV took off his calendar, the Irish Open was the one he kept bringing up.
There’s more on his autumn schedule too. Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship, the Spanish Open, the Dunhill Links. Whether he plays all three is another question, because his fourth child is due around then and something may have to give.
Ten DP World Tour titles, age 31, and a LIV future nobody can quite predict. September in Ireland is one thing he’s locked in.
