With a masterful final round, Jon Rahm captured the Tour LIV individual title in Indianapolis for the second consecutive year, pocketing a lucrative bonus of $18 million (approximately €15.5 million) after dethroning Chilean Joaquín Niemann, who had led the rankings going into the final round after winning no fewer than five tournaments. But Rahm's consistency prevailed, as despite not having won a single tournament this year, he has accumulated 12 top-10 finishes. Rahm came close to breaking that drought at Indy, but Sebastián Muñoz prevented him from doing so in the playoff after the Basque national had already secured the overall title.
Rahm, results
Rahm's final card to win the tour was masterful. He entered the final round of the tournament one stroke behind Niemann and finished it in champion fashion with the score of the day: 60, 11 under par. Niemann, more down-to-earth, shot a 66 (-5) to finish fourth, five strokes behind the Basque, with Sebastián Muñoz and Dustin Johnson sandwiched between the Spaniard and the Chilean. For Rahm, in the event of a sole first-place finish or a tie, a third or worse finish would be enough to finish the year as the leader in the rankings.
Rahm (-22 overall) was majestic. An eagle, ten birdies, and a single bogey decided the fate of the LIV circuit with a memorable final sequence from the 13th hole: eagle, bogey, birdie, birdie, birdie, and birdie. On the 18th, with a second shot from the flag, he made the final birdie on the par-4. He then went to the driving range to practice and wait for the progress of Colombian Sebastián Muñoz, the early leader alongside Johnson, who was on the 17th and needed two birdies to force a playoff for the win in Indianapolis. He got them and in the tiebreaker won the tournament with a birdie ahead of Rahm's par.
David Puig was brilliant, finishing fourth (-17) tied with Niemann after a final card of 66 (-5), and slightly further back (17th, -12) was Sergio García, who finished his third day with a 65 (-6).
