In case any of his pursuers had set their sights on the LIV Golf Mexico City 2026 individual title, Jon Rahm delivered a quick and decisive message with a four-hole stretch that included three birdies and a tap-in eagle.
The Legion XIII captain then stayed aggressive the rest of the way at Club de Golf Chapultepec, producing the final round’s lowest score, a bogey-free 7-under 64 that resulted in a comfortable six-shot victory over young Fireballs GC star David Puig.
It’s the most decisive of Rahm’s four individual wins since joining LIV Golf prior to the 2024 season – and it also helped make him the league’s winningest player across all competitions. With his Legion XIII team also claiming the team trophy Sunday by nine shots, Rahm has now celebrated 16 different LIV Golf trophies, putting him one ahead of Crushers GC’s Bryson DeChambeau, despite playing two less seasons.
First place individual champion Captain Jon Rahm of Legion XIII and caddie, Adam Hayes, pose with the trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec on Sunday, April 19, 2026 in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Photo by Charles Laberge/LIV Golf)
“A little bit of disbelief,” said Rahm, who finished at 21 under just a week after a disappointing tie for 38th at the Masters. “If you would have told me last week on Thursday afternoon that I’d be winning by a six-shot margin this week, I would not have believed you because of how bad I played. Hell of an effort, and just what a Sunday.”
Entering the day with a two-stroke lead, Rahm opened with a par, then drove the 318-yard par-4 second, where he two-putted from 66 feet for birdie. He followed by driving the green again, this time at the 390-yard par-4 third, his brilliant tee shot finishing inside 3 feet for eagle. Birdie putts from 14 feet and 20 feet on the next two holes extended his lead to six shots.
Meanwhile, his Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton, who started the day just two shots behind and playing in the final group with Rahm, suffered a double bogey at the drivable second hole and never really got untracked.
“Jon obviously played amazing today,” said Hatton, who shot a 1-over 72 to tie for fifth. “He got off to just a perfect start, and yeah, unfortunately for me it ended up being a difficult day.”
Puig, however, kept the heat on with his own hot start that included birdies in three of his first four holes as well as an eagle at the par-5 seventh. When Puig birdied the 10th, Rahm’s lead was down to three.
“I still think I had my chances, right, even with how good he started,” Puig said.
But Rahm followed a key par save at the 10th – he rolled in a 15-foot putt after a wayward drive forced him to scramble – with a birdie at the par-5 12th while Puig bogeyed the par-4 13th and 15th holes.
That gave Rahm ample breathing room down the stretch, allowing him the opportunity to enjoy the walk from tee to green at the par-3 18th, with fans reaching out to congratulate him on the well-received victory.
“That putt on the 10th hole was massive,” Rahm said. “It’s just a moment that the scorecard doesn’t show. That six-shot lead could have been three fast and maybe one or two coming down the stretch.”
Meanwhile, Legion XIII was never really threatened on the team side, even if their LIV Golf-record 19-shot lead through 36 holes was reduced in half by the surging Fireballs. The team victory is the ninth in the regular season for Legion XIII, tying them with the Crushers for most of any team.
Legion XIII entered the final round with a chance to sweep the individual podium, with Rahm, Hatton and Tom McKibbin starting in the top three. As it turned out, Rahm shared the podium with his fellow Spaniards – and former Arizona State players – Puig and Josele Ballester of Fireballs.
“Seeing those two names up there, two friends, makes me want to beat them even more,” Rahm said of the young stars, “but also be cautious because I know exactly what they’re capable of.”
For now, though, it’s the rest of the league that knows what Rahm is capable of – two wins, three solo seconds and a solo fifth in the first six tournaments this season as he marches to a third consecutive Individual Championship.
FINAL LEADERBOARDS
Individual Top 10
1 (-21) – Jon Rahm, Legion XIII (65-67-67-64)
2 (-15) – David Puig, Fireballs GC (69-72-62-66)
3 (-14) – Josele Ballester, Fireballs GC (71-67-65-67)
4 (-12) – Scott Vincent, HyFlyers GC (67-71-65-69)
T5 (-11) – Branden Grace, Southern Guards GC (71-66-65-71); Thomas Detry, 4Aces GC (67-73-66-67); Tyrrell Hatton, Legion XIII (69-66-66-72); Tom McKibbin, Legion XIII (68-65-69-71); Matthew Wolff, RangeGoats GC (68-65-70-70)
T10 (-10) – Cameron Tringale, HyFlyers GC (74-68-66-66); Marc Leishman, Ripper GC (74-64-67-69)
Team Top 3
1 (-45) – Legion XIII (Rahm 65-67-67-64, Hatton 69-66-66-72, McKibbin 68-65-69-71, Surratt 73-70-69-70; Rd. 4 score: -7)
2 (-36) – Fireballs GC (Puig 69-72-62-66, Ballester 71-67-65-67, Masaveu 69-65-70-71, Garcia 75-74-70-67; Rd. 4 score: -13)
3 (-26) – Southern Guards GC (Grace 71-66-65-71, Burmester 68-73-65-70, Oosthuizen 73-68-68-66, Schwartzel 71-77-68-70; Rd. 4 score: -7)
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