For the second consecutive year, Spanish golfer Jon Rahm has claimed the LIV Golf championship. He secured it with minimal flair in 2025, going winless throughout the entire season while his competitor Joaquim Niemann captured five victories.
Rahm delivered his finest round of the season on Sunday, carding an eleven-under 60 at Chatham Hills in Indianapolis. However, it proved insufficient for the weekend triumph, as he lost to Niemann’s Torque GC teammate Sebastian Munoz in a playoff.
The weekend delivered plenty of drama across LIV Golf: Rahm secured the $18 million individual crown, Torque GC claimed the team victory at the tournament, with the Team Championship scheduled for next week, while Munoz established a professional golf milestone by firing a 59 despite recording a double-bogey. It comes as LIV’s top earner pocketed $65M but still missed all four majors.
Rahm wasn’t completely without success in 2025: the Spanish star finished second on four occasions and recorded eight top-10 results, including this weekend’s performance in Indianapolis.
He now brings a second LIV Golf title to an already impressive collection that includes 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 were 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 impressive -64 overall, shattering the previous LIV record of -53.
Rahm and Niemann have maintained a respectful rapport throughout the year. The Spanish golfer commended his Chilean counterpart earlier in the week while discussing the upcoming weekend’s events.
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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 fun to share the stage with him. He’s obviously been playing great golf, and even though I was able to get the best of him last year, he certainly made the job hard this year.”
