Morikawa says LIV players face ‘business decision’

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Double major winner Collin Morikawa said that LIV Golf players have to make “a business decision” about their futures, after Jon Rahm’s lawyer said the Spanish star was quitting the breakaway tour. Rahm’s decision to leave LIV due to “unacceptable” terms deals a significant blow to the divisive tour as it attempts to relaunch itself after declaring bankruptcy. Along with Bryson DeChambeau, double major winner and former world number one Rahm was arguably the most prominent golfer to defect from the PGA Tour and join the free-spending, Saudi-backed league. But LIV filed for bankruptcy protection last month after its deep-pocketed Middle Eastern backers pulled the plug. The tour is trying to relaunch next year with new investors as “LIV 2.0”. Retaining popular stars like Rahm has been widely seen as critical to its prospects. Morikawa, in Japan, to play the PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic, told AFP that “everyone has their own choice to make.” “It’s a business decision; it’s a decision that a lot of guys aren’t going to take lightly,” said Morikawa. “Are you able to go to sleep at night, keep waking up motivated, doing what you love, going out and achieving your goals and whatever those goals might be? “It’s whatever platform...