Immediately after Rahm’s groundbreaking move to LIV last December, Rory McIlroy said the European Tour would have to “rewrite the rules for participating in the Ryder Cup” because “we would certainly miss and need Jon in Bethpage.”

On their last visit to the USA in 2021, Europe lost 19-9 at Whistling Straits, and although that defeat was avenged with a 16.5-11.5 victory in Rome – Rahm and Hatton remained unbeaten in their four matches – the 2025 Ryder Cup in New York promises to be another difficult task.

However, Donald told BBC Sport on Tuesday: “There will not be a situation where we single out a single person to change the rule.”

He added: “The policy is very clear that you either pay the fines or appeal. Within the appeal period you can still compete in some DP World Tour events, so Jon knows exactly what is required.

“He wants to play in some events and be eligible to play. I hope he either pays the fines or appeals and becomes eligible to play for my team because I would love to have him on the team.”

Rahm still has two LIV events left this year, September 13-15 in Chicago and a week later in Dallas.

When Rahm announced his move to LIV in December, he talked about wanting to keep his membership on the DP World Tour and how “important the Spanish Open” was to him.

He has won the event three times, which is a record. This year’s tournament will take place in Madrid from September 26 to 29. The Andalucia Masters will also take place in his home country in October.