David Puig finished second at 15 under, and Josele Ballester third at 14 under. Rahm's Legion XIII team won the team category for the first time this year. Reports last week suggested Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to pull its financial support from LIV Golf.
LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil dismissed concerns about the tour's future, stating the season would continue 'uninterrupted and at full throttle'. LIV Golf has confirmed it will return to Mexico's Chapultepec Golf Club next year. LIV Golf caused a 'civil war' in professional golf in 2022 by luring star names from the PGA Tour with huge pay increases.
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced in 2023 a merger agreement with PIF, but the union has not yet materialized. LIV Golf is scheduled to return from 7-10 May with LIV Golf Virginia in Washington DC. Bryson DeChambeau withdrew before the fourth round due to a wrist injury.
Rahm said in a press conference: 'A little bit disbelief.