As the saying goes, ‘all good things must come to an end’, and it is no different for LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm.
The Spaniard has been one of the most consistent players in the PIF-backed circuit since the start of 2024, winning the Individual Championship title in his rookie season thanks to two victories and a decade of further top-10s from 12 completed events.
In 2025, it was much more of the same for Rahm as he opened up with a T2nd in Riyadh and then chained together seven more results of T9th or better.
However – disregarding his withdrawal from LIV Golf Houston in 2024 due to a foot injury – the two-time Major winner saw his run of 20 consecutive top-10s at tournaments he finished come to a sickening end in Dallas on Sunday.
Rahm began his week at Maridoe Golf Club with a brilliant round of 68 which featured four birdies, two bogeys and an eagle, leaving him in third on his own.
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A frustrating even-par score on Saturday saw the Spaniard slip down the leaderboard slightly, though, as two birdies were cancelled out by a couple of bogeys on the back nine.
However, it was the 30-year-old’s start to the third and final round which really cost him dear. Starting on the par-5 second and just inside the top-10, Rahm bogeyed his opening hole before moving to two-over at the par-4 fourth.
He recovered one stroke at the short par-4 sixth, but ended up giving that back at the par-4 ninth to help post 38 on his front side.
In particularly hot and dry conditions at Maridoe GC, scoring did not prove easy for most of the field and – as such – birdies were the exception as opposed to the norm. Nevertheless, Rahm found a vital one at the par-5 17th to nudge just inside the top-10.
However, plenty of movement in a bunched leaderboard around him meant the Arizona State University alumnus was never quite assured of maintaining his incredible record.
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Going down the first hole (his 18th) knowing a birdie would guarantee his top-10 streak lived to fight another day, Rahm set up his chance via a hole-high approach into the 434-yard par-4.
Despite his putt tracking on line, Rahm’s Callaway golf ball pumped the brakes a few inches short, causing the Legion XIII captain to shout “hit it!” before walking up to tap in for par.
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