On a day of familiar winners but high drama, Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann and Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII exerted their dominance Sunday at LIV Golf UK by JCB, continuing the winning form that keeps them atop the season-long standings.
Niemann won for a record fifth time this season, shooting a 3-under 68 to finish at 17 under and hold off a spectacular back-nine challenge from RangeGoats GC Captain Bubba Watson. Legion XIII won its second consecutive and fourth team title of the year, this time led by its youngest player, 21-year-old Caleb Surratt, who earned the first podium finish of his LIV Golf career.
With the three-shot victory, Niemann extended his lead in the individual points race to 37.64 points over Rahm and now can clinch the Individual Championship at next month’s LIV Golf Chicago on Aug. 8-10. Niemann becomes the first player to win five times in a season; the 26-year-old from Chile now has seven LIV Golf wins, most of any individual player.
