Despite not winning a single tournament this season, Spain's Jon Rahm once again captured the LIV Golf Individual Championship, becoming the Saudi-backed tour's back‑to‑back season‑long champion - and taking home a cool $18million in prize money.
Rahm closed the season with 226.16 points, edging out Chile's Joaquin Niemann, who finished on 223.68 - despite winning five different LIV events in 2025.
The Spaniard's journey to the title came despite a playoff defeat at the final event in Indianapolis after he tied with Sebastian Muñoz at -22, pushing the event into a sudden-death playoff, which Muñoz won on the first hole of asking. Rahm’s final-round 11‑under‑par 60, including a birdie spree over the closing holes, propelled him past Niemann in the standings and to the season's individual title and a prize of $18million.
Despite not claiming a single event title, Rahm did have a strong season on LIV in 2o25, claiming four runner-up finishes and only one finish outside the top 10. “I know I’ll be proud of what I’ve done this year” said the double-season champion, despite admitting his playoff loss did make his winning moment "bittersweet".
Torque GC captain Niemann tallied no less than five tournament wins across the year, the most by far of any player on LIV. However, it wasn’t enough to overcome Rahm’s steady accumulation of points.
Who Fell into the Drop Zone?
The season also concluded with intense relegation drama. Players finishing 49th or lower in the season-long individual standings were relegated from the league - with several household names finding themselves on the wrong side of the cut.
- Henrik Stenson (49th) — Missed safety by just 0.38 points, despite needing only a 20th-place finish
- Andy Ogletree (50th) — Former US Amateur champion couldn’t find consistency, ending with a T22
- Anthony Kim (55th) — Once hailed as “the next Tiger Woods,” Kim failed to register a single point across 23 events and is now out of the league
In a dramatic turn, Henrik Stenson's Majesticks team-mate Ian Poulter escaped relegation with a stellar final round, producing four birdies in the last five holes to help him cruise into safety at T17 - ironically enough pushing Stenson into the Drop Zone.
