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Spain’s Jon Rahm captured his second consecutive LIV Golf season crown on Sunday, shooting an 11-under par 60 before losing a playoff to Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz at LIV Golf Indianapolis.
Munoz birdied the first playoff hole to beat Rahm for the Indy title after both finished on 22-under 191 through all 54 holes at Chatham Hills in the Saudi-backed series’ last individual event of the year.
But Rahm’s result was good enough to edge Chile’s Joaquin Niemann in the season points chase for the second year in a row, delivering heartbreak on the season’s last day as he did in 2024.
Rahm won the campaign title without winning any LIV event, while Niemann took titles this year in Adelaide, Singapore, Mexico City, Virginia and Britain.
Rahm captured $18 million for claiming the season crown, with Niemann taking $8 million for his runner-up season finish after sharing fourth at Indy on 196 with a closing 66.
Munoz, who battled two-time major winner Dustin Johnson for the lead most of the day, birdied the 17th and 18th holes in regulation and the 18th again in the playoff to win his first title since the 2019 PGA Tour Sanderson Farms Championship.
“We came today to try and take care of business,” Munoz said. “Of course, Jon shot 10-under, so you go from one legend to another one. It was pretty cool. Awesome experience. Making birdie two times in a row (at 18), it’s indescribable.
Munoz battled for the victory after firing a 59 on Friday, only the third sub-60 round in LIV history.
“I feel really proud of myself,” he said. “It has been a long time coming, six years since my last win, and it’s awesome right now.” − SuperSport
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