Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau are now on the clock. The PGA Tour has presented the LIV Golf stars with a limited-time opportunity to return, but the window is closing fast, a development that comes as Brooks Koepka‘s own path back to the tour has been confirmed. Koepka will be allowed to play at Torrey Pines at the end of January 2026. Hence, Rahm and DeChambeau will need to move quickly if they want to grab the opportunity.

Flushing It tweeted, “An email has been sent to PGA Tour members to say Brooks Koepka will be returning at the Farmers Insurance Open as part of the new “Returning Member Programme”. Eligible players are Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith who need to opt in.”

Along with allowing Koepka to join the PGA Tour, Brian Rolapp and Co. have also given DeChambeau, Rahm, and Smith a golden opportunity. They have made the three stars eligible for the ‘Returning Member Programme’. However, like the 5-time major winner, they might also have to pay a hefty penalty if they choose to return, and they also have to decide before the Farmers Insurance Open, which is scheduled in a couple of weeks.

This comes as a huge surprise, as the PGA Tour has been quite strict about letting LIV Golf pros back into the system. According to their current system, players associated with the PIF-funded promotion typically face a one-year suspension before attempting to return. However, the ‘Returning Member Programme’ seems to provide special privileges to top talent of the board’s choosing.

But it will be difficult to predict how other golfers might react to it. The likes of Laurie Canter and Eugenio Chacarra have tried to find their way back in after serving their suspension. Canter earned his membership again through the DP World Tour, but Chacarra is struggling to do so through the same path.

The ‘Returning Member Programme’ might demotivate the Spanish pro and others like him. He might also follow the same route as Canter and give up his ambitions of a PGA Tour return. But Brian Rolapp & Co. might not be too concerned about that at the moment.

Their primary focus will be on what DeChambeau and Rahm do after this. And considering their recent statements, things could go either way.

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What are Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm’s plans for 2026?

With the PGA Tour opening the doors for them, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm might have a change of heart. But both of them have already made critical statements going into the 2026 LIV Golf season.

When reports of the PGA Tour making Koepka wait for his membership broke, Rahm was quite irate about the issue. Joining the Golf’s Subpar podcast, he expressed that the rule holding his former LIV Golf peer back is “a little ridiculous.” Now that Koepka is back on the PGA Tour, would Rahm also have a change of heart to return?

As far as DeChambeau goes, he has already set his sights on another big LIV Golf season. The Crushers GC announced that they will be going into 2026 with an unchanged squad. It confirmed that he was staying back with the Saudi-based league. But now that he has the opportunity to play in the 2026 season of the PGA Tour itself, will Bryson DeChambeau also have a second thought about his commitments?