Legion XIII’s Jon Rahm finally snapped a streak of consecutive near misses in LIV Golf with victory at its Hong Kong tournament on Sunday.
The two-time Major winner posted 23-under for the week, helping him top the leaderboard from 4Aces’ Thomas Detry and earn a third LIV Golf success since his move from the PGA Tour.
Following his final round of 64 (-6), Rahm admitted to feeling relief now that his run of second places is over and he has a first trophy in his hands since LIV Golf Chicago in September 2024.
Rahm said: “That is the exact word I would use, very relieved. Very, very relieved. Just happy that I could enjoy the walk down 18.
‘Very relieved’ – @JonRahmOfficial Jon Rahm gives his thoughts after claiming the 2026 HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong individual title 🏆#LIVGolfHongKong | @LegionXIIIgc pic.twitter.com/fnXnUYRtGuMarch 8, 2026
“I made it a little bit more sour for myself, but going down 17, knowing that it was pretty much wrapped up, it was just an enjoyable feeling. Probably why I missed a few shots coming down the stretch. Just happy it’s over in that sense.”
In a week of low scoring across the field, Rahm posted scores of 66, 62, 65 and 64.
However, the 31-year-old revealed he was struggling somewhat with his swing to start the week and suggested that being questioned over his reasons for not signing a deal with the DP World Tour probably had something to do with it.
Rahm said: “It’s funny enough, I wish you could have seen my driving exhibition on the first round range warmup.
“I walked off to that [first] tee with no clue how I was going to hit it off the tee, and somehow managed to keep it in play and each day got a little bit better. I was not comfortable whatsoever.
“There was a lot going on this week, and I think there was still a little bit of tension in me on that first day.
“But each day — a friend of mine, his name is David Novak, he says, each day get better, and each day got a little bit better, and…
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