Rahm keeps Ryder Cup hope alive by contesting fines

Jon Rahm has improved his chance of playing successful adjacent year's Ryder Cup by appealing against nan fines imposed connected him by nan DP World Tour.

The Spaniard either had to salary his fines aliases entreaty against them to beryllium allowed to play successful nan 3 DP World Tour events he needs to clasp his rank of nan European-based circuit and truthful beryllium eligible for nan Ryder Cup.

Rahm, 29, said connected Wednesday he did "not intend to salary nan fines".

But pinch Thursday's 12 noon deadline approaching for entries to nan Spanish Open, which originates connected 26 September, he appealed against nan fines.

A DP World Tour spokesperson told BBC Sport: "Jon Rahm has a pending entreaty against sanctions imposed connected him and successful accordance pinch nan DP World Tour's regulations, he is eligible to participate successful nan Open de Espana."

By contesting nan fines, Rahm has followed his Ryder Cup and LIV team-mate Tyrrell Hatton, who was capable to play successful nan British Masters earlier successful September.

They were among respective players fined for playing Saudi Arabian-funded LIV Golf tournaments that conflicted pinch DP World Tour events without requesting support from nan European-based circuit.

Players must play 4 DP World Tour events a twelvemonth to clasp their membership, pinch Rahm's information successful nan Paris Olympics counting arsenic one.

He has besides entered adjacent month's Dunhill Links Championship successful Scotland and nan Andalucia Masters astatine Sotogrande successful Spain.

The DP World Tour play ends successful November.

The Ryder Cup betwixt Europe and nan United States will beryllium played astatine Bethpage Black successful New York adjacent September.