Jon Rahm may not have entered the winner's circle in 2025, but he nevertheless finished atop the leaderboard in one place where it mattered: LIV Golf's season-long race. For the second straight year,

Rahm entered Sunday’s round tied for ninth on the leaderboard. He needed a strong regular-season finale to best Niemann, who carried a slim 12.27 points advantage into the event in hopes of becoming the league’s fourth different individual points winner.

Jon Rahm successfully defended his LIV Golf season points title Sunday without winning an event all year, closing with an 11-under 60 before losing a playoff to Sebastian Munoz on the first extra hole in the Indianapolis event.