Johnson succeeds Munoz for shared Liv Indianapolis Lead

4aces GC Captain and Event Co leader Dustin Johnson in action in the club in Chatham Hills on day two of Liv Golf Indianapolis on Saturday. Image Courtesy Liv Golf.

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Westfield, Indiana: The last day of the regular season of 2025 Liv Golf reaches his conclusion in Liv Golf Indianapolis with a lot of drama on Sunday.

Former and in the middle of the club in Chatham Hills is the confrontation between Joaquin Neimann and Jon Rahm for the individual championship of the season.

The tournament title, which seemed to be a runaway victory for the Records setting Sebastian Munoz from Torque GC after halfway through Saturday, is now a fight with 4aces GC captain Dustin Johnson who binds with a second round 64.

Both players are at 16 under PAR 126, four shots for their best pursuers.

In the meantime, players at the bottom of the rankings are not included to prevent all three Majesteis GC-Captains-Om degradation. One of them, Henrik Stenson, made a huge move on Saturday, just like Andy Ogletree from Hyflyers GC.

For grabbing

Nothing is official until the last putt drops on Sunday, which means that enough can change in what promises to be an electric day for another full of audience in Chatham Hills, a course that has offered many low scores in the first two rounds.

The biggest price is from Niemann or Rahm, the Legion XIII captain and defending individual champions.

Couple GC captain Niemann is at 12 below and is in third place after a 5 under 66 on Saturday. Rahm is one blow back at 11 with his 64.

The two in the final round will play in the same group appropriately.

“I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” said Niemann, a five -time tournament winner this season and the current points leader. “I think it’s great. It will be a good day for us.”

Rahm, who is still looking for his first victory this season, has been incredibly consistent and resilient to stay in the race.

He will have to finish higher than Niemann on the rankings, and depending on their placements, the tournament should even win. Four Birdies in his last five holes on Saturday improved his chances.

Challenge

“I have to expect Joaquin to go outside and at least post a 5 under (66),” said Rahm.

“He is such a good player and it is a very accessible golf course. I need a Sebastián-like round to give myself a chance to win and hopefully take everything.

“If not, I need good luck in all those possible scenarios.”

Rahm’s reference was to Munoz’s 12 Under 59 on Friday, including 14 birdies (most in each round on a top professional golf tour) and a double bogey (the only sub-60 round on a tour with a double bogey).

Muñoz seemed to be on his way to a new low score on Saturday when he his first four holes and six of his first seven bird.

At that time he had recorded an amazing 17 birdies in 18 holes over two rounds. He also gave a seven-shot lead in the direction of his pursuit of his first individual LIV golf title.

Crucial

But he missed a three-foot Birdie Putt at the ninth hole and then the 10th, the wind hit his sails. He parmered the next four holes, Bogey the 15th, Birdied the next two, but doubled the 18th for a 4 under 67.

“Only a few mistakes,” said Muñoz. “Explanation of speed at 10 and then a really bad lie on 15 and unfortunately a bad swing at 18. I had my part of the mistakes on that back nine. But yes, I am looking forward to tomorrow.”

In the meantime, Johnson continued to dig away. After a start of six straight pars, he made six birdies during an eight-hole piece to claw his way back to the tournament; His 16 under total is his best up to 36 holes in his Liv golf career.

He is the only player who wins an event in each of the first three seasons of Liv Golf and would like to add a fourth year of success in his last chance of 2025.

“I didn’t really have so many opportunities this year, but really look forward to tomorrow,” said Johnson.

“I play really solid. I feel really comfortable over the ball. Hopefully it will be a good day and a good fight.

A good fight is definitely what some players at the back of the points classification do this week, while they try to avoid the drop zone (players who are 49th or lower in points) who will undergo relegation.

Hot run

Stenson started the week on the bubble, but he has his best week of the season, including a second round 64 that left him in a six-way draw for third place.

He is now expected to go to the 39th in points, while his Co-Captains Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are currently expected.

In the meantime, the Majesteis are on pace to have their best team finish of the season, which is currently in fourth place in a collective 29 below, 10 strokes behind the couple of the tournament leader.

If the projections were in force, the Majestecs would go to 11th place in the team classification and the play-in game of next week between the lower two seeds prior to the Michigan Team Championship.

“It was a bad season for us, no doubt, both as individuals and as a team,” said Stenson. “As you can see, we are all a kind of bundled on the bottom of the order of merit.

“Everyone has clearly been a bit unhappy about that position. As individuals we are in certain positions, and then also as a team, if we don’t get out of the 12th, we will play next week on Wednesday next week.

“So, we have that clear to try to find out tomorrow with a strong finish as a team. It would be a great week to end strong here.”

Return journey

In the meantime, it was announced on Saturday that the competition returns to the club in Chatham Hills for the LIV golf season of 2026 from 21 to 23 August.

“The Indiana region, the city of Westfield, Hamilton County and Chatham Hills are all huge hosts for Liv Golf, and we look forward to building at the moment when the competition returns in 2026,” said Ross Hallett, Liv Golf Executive VP and head of events. (Courtesy Liv Golf)

Round 2 scores

1. Couple GC -39 (Ortiz 63, Niemann 66, Muñoz 67, Pereira 72; Rd. 2 Score: -16)

2. 4ACES GC -36 (Johnson 64, Pieters 66, Reed 66, Varner III 71; rd. 2 Score: -17)

3. Crushers GC -31 (Howell III 63, Lahiri 67, Decchambeau 68, Casey 69; Rd. 2 Score: -17)

4. Majestees GC -29 (Stenson 64, Westwood 65, Poulter 66, Horsfield 69; Rd. 2 Score: -20)

5. Fireballs GC -26 (Puig 63, Garcia 67, Ancer 70, Ballester 71; Rd. 2 Score: -13)

T6. Legion XIII -25 (Rahm 64, McKibbin 68, Surratt 70, Hatton 71; Rd. 2 Score: -11)

T6. GC -25 Hyflyers (Ogletree 65, Steele 66, Tringale 71, Mickelson 72; Rd. 2 Score: -10)

8. Stinger GC -22 (Grace 64, Burmester 68, Schwartzel 68, Oosthuizen 69; rd. 2 Score: -15)

9. Rangeoats GC -20 (Watson 65, Campbell 69, Wolff 70, Uihlein 72; Rd. 2 Score: -8)

10. Smash GC -11 (McDowell 66, Gooch 69, Koepka 70, Kokrak 72; Rd. 2 Score: -7)

11. Iron Heads GC -10 (From 66, Kozuma 67, Jang 69, Lee 74; Rd. 2 Scoring: -8)

12. Ripper GC -8 (Jones 68, Smith 69, Herbert 70, Leishman 77; Rd. 2 Score: E)

13. Cleeks GC -7 (Meronk 63, Mix 66, Kaymer 69, Kjettrup 75; Rd. 2 Score: -11)

Wild cards: C. Lee 70, Kim 74

Round 2 statistics

Drive accuracy: Henrik Stenson, 100% (14 of 14 fairways hit)

Average driving distance (for measured holes 7 and 17): David Puig, 383.0 meters AVG.

Longest ride (between measured holes 7 and 17): David Puig, 410.1 meters, 7th hole

Greens in Regulation: Henrik Stenson, David Puig, Charles Howell III, Carlos Ortiz, 88.89% (16 of 18 Greens)

Clambering: Dustin Johnson (7 of 7), Branden Grace (5 of 5), Richard Bland (5 of 5), Lee Westwood (3 of 3), Ben Campbell (3 of 3), Charles Howell III (2 of 2), Carlos Ortiz (2 of 2), 100%

Putting: Dustin Johnson, Brendan Steele, Charl Schwartzel, Kevin Na, 1.33 puts per hole

Bogey-free rounds: Charles Howell III (63), Carlos Ortiz (63), Dustin Johnson (64), Branden Grace (64), Lee Westwood (65)

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