At LIV Golf Dallas in June, Jon Rahm had an eye-opener: the event at Maridoe GC marked the first time in two seasons that Rahm finished outside the top 10. His total of three rounds and three under was good enough for… T11. To date, it remains Rahm’s worst finish in 25 LIV events.
The 31-year-old was rewarded for his consistency by winning his second consecutive individual title of the season, despite not winning an LIV event in 2025. Joaquin Niemann meanwhile went home. five tournament titles in 2025 and finished second in the individual standings.
What did Rahm think of that? On this week’s episode of Subpar, he explained to hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz why winning this year’s individual title felt different for him.
“I ended up losing in two playoffs, back to back,” he said. “It’s hard because I played well. I would say winning individually doesn’t carry the same weight as it did last year without winning, especially since Joaquin won five times. You can make an argument there that maybe he deserved more, right? I’m not responsible for the points system.”
“Are they going to change that?” Knost asked.
“I hope so,” Rahm replied. “Look, I know I’m consistent and all, but if someone wins more than a third of the tournaments, it’s not like we’re playing forty, right? We’re playing thirteen events. If he wins more than a third of those, he should probably walk away, even if I finish second every week, which I didn’t, right?
“I know he’s had a few bad weeks,” Rahm continued. “But the only sport you can compare to that is Formula 1, where someone wins a third of the races, but finishes outside the points, and still usually wins everything. So yeah, it’s a bit of a mixed feeling in that sense, but I think they’re changing it.”
While Rahm finished T11 or better in all thirteen LIV Golf events in 2025, including four runners-up, Niemann posted five wins but also had five finishes of T20 or worse. At the end of the season, Rahm defeated Niemann in the individual rankings by less than three points. To put that in perspective, third-place finisher Bryson DeChambeau was nearly 80 points behind Niemann’s total. DeChambeau’s season included a win, a second-place finish and four other top-10 finishes.
For more from Rahm, including his thoughts on the Ryder Cup, Brooks Koepka’s departure from LIV, LIV’s move to 72 holes and the league’s chances of earning OWGR points, watch the full episode below.
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