Jon Rahm claimed his second successive LIV Golf particular person championship regardless of shedding in a playoff within the Indianapolis occasion, having earlier shot a career-best 60, and never successful a match all 12 months.
The Spaniard pipped Joaquin Niemann, who completed the week tied fourth, for the season-long title for the second successive 12 months regardless of the Chilean participant having received 5 occasions on the Saudi-backed tour in 2025.
Rahm couldn’t declare his first match win in 12 months, nevertheless, after struggling a second playoff defeat in as many weeks, this time to Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz.
After Rahm’s final-round 11-under 60 at Chatham Hills had given him Sunday’s clubhouse lead, Munoz – who on Friday had turn into the primary participant to attain 59 with a double bogey – birdied the ultimate two holes for a 65 to tie Rahm’s 22-under match rating.
Munoz then received the playoff on the primary further gap, the par-four 18th, because of a six-foot birdie putt.
And Rahm admitted: “It is an important second, nevertheless it simply does not really feel nice to complete the 12 months shedding two playoffs.
“I am positive over time I will recover from that, and I will actually respect what I’ve achieved this 12 months. To have the ability to win the season with out really successful a match, I do know I will be pleased with that.”
Niemann completed 5 photographs again after a final-round 66.
“It is form of arduous to swallow,” he mentioned about shedding out on the season-long title by lower than three factors within the LIV standings.
“However on the finish of the day, I feel it’s what it’s. I really feel like it should put one thing inside me to form of work tougher and attempt to be on this state of affairs once more subsequent 12 months and make it completely different.”
Munoz and Niemann led Torque GC to the workforce occasion championship with a report 64-under complete.
“I bought somewhat fortunate that he did not hit as near me, and I completed it fast,” Munoz mentioned. “First time I’ve ever overwhelmed him, so actually pleased with that and blissful that I bought to go house with the trophy.”
The LIV Golf League season concludes with the Crew Championship in Michigan from Friday.
Stenson relegated as Poulter surges to security
Former Open champion Henrik Stenson, in the meantime, was relegated after falling into the drop zone of LIV Golf’s standings.
Stenson, who forfeited the Ryder Cup captaincy in 2023 after becoming a member of the Saudi-backed breakaway competitors, completed tied twenty second.
However a late birdie surge by Ian Poulter ensured the English participant’s survival at Stenson’s expense, and the Swede will now need to undergo qualifying to earn his place on subsequent 12 months’s tour.
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