Jon Rahm puts on a show to pip LIV Golf rival to | Golf News

For the second consecutive yr, Spanish golfer Jon Rahm has claimed the LIV Golf championship. He secured it with minimal aptitude in 2025, going winless throughout your complete season while his competitor Joaquim Niemann captured 5 victories.

Rahm delivered his most interesting spherical of the season on Sunday, carding an eleven-under 60 at Chatham Hills in Indianapolis. However, it proved inadequate for the weekend triumph, as he misplaced to Niemann’s Torque GC teammate Sebastian Munoz in a playoff.

The weekend delivered a lot of drama across LIV Golf: Rahm secured the $18 million particular person crown, Torque GC claimed the staff victory at the event, with the Team Championship scheduled for next week, while Munoz established a skilled golf milestone by firing a 59 despite recording a double-bogey. It comes as LIV’s top earner pocketed $65M but still missed all 4 majors.

Rahm wasn’t utterly without success in 2025: the Spanish star completed second on 4 events and recorded eight top-10 outcomes, including this weekend’s efficiency in Indianapolis.

He now brings a second LIV Golf title to an already spectacular assortment that contains the 2023 Masters championship and the 2021 U.S. Open crown.

Niemann, who ended the weekend tied for fourth at -17, praised his long-standing competitor. “It was quite a show by Jon. I obviously played with him today, and I knew it was going to be a good battle,” he said.

“It was going to be a long day. I knew I needed to play well. I knew Jon was playing amazing golf lately. We all know how good a player he is, and yeah, he played amazingly. I feel like he didn’t miss many shots, made a lot of putts, left his ball close to the hole pretty much every time.”

Trailing behind Munoz and Rahm at -22 had been Dustin Johnson (-20), Niemann (-17), David Puig (-17), Branden Grace (-17), and Carlos Ortiz (-17) on the score-friendly course. Nieman’s Torque GC wrapped up at an spectacular -64 general, shattering the earlier LIV report of -53.

Rahm and Niemann have maintained a respectful rapport throughout the yr. The Spanish golfer recommended his Chilean counterpart earlier in the week while discussing the upcoming weekend’s occasions.

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“Seven wins in two years is spectacular,” Rahm commented on Wednesday. “He’s a fantastic competitor, fantastic golfer, great person as well.

“It’s a lot of enjoyable to share the stage with him. He’s clearly been enjoying great golf, and even though I used to be ready to get the best of him last yr, he definitely made the job laborious this yr.”