Spaniard Jon Rahm triumphed at the LIV Golf Mexico City event, shooting a 7-under par 64 on Sunday to secure a 6-shot victory — and a US $4 million payday — in the 72-hole, four-day tournament.
The 31-year-old two-time major winner wasn’t the only Spaniard to conquer the 7,443-yard Club de Golf Chapultepec course: David Puig, a 24-year-old Barcelona native, finished second on the leaderboard, while 22-year-old Valencian Josele Ballester took third place.
With rounds of 65,67,67 and 64, Rahm, a Basque Country native, finished the sixth event of the 2026 LIV season at 21 under par, six shots ahead of Puig and seven ahead of Ballester.
Zimbabwean Scott Vincent finished in fourth place at -12, while five golfers tied for fifth at -11.
In a press conference after his victory, Rahm said he was “very happy to finally win here at [Club de Golf] Chapultepec,” which over the past four days hosted a LIV event for a second consecutive year. He finished in fourth place in last year’s tournament in the Mexican capital.
The team Rahm captains, Legion XIII, won the teams event, earning the Spaniard and his three teammates — Tyrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin and Caleb Surrat — $750,000 each.
Ortiz and Ancer finish strong
Two Mexicans played the LIV Mexico City event — and both had solid final rounds to finish in the top 25 in the 57-man field.
Guadalajara-born Carlos Ortiz shot a three under par 68 on Sunday to tie for 17th place at -7. He provided one of the highlights of the day on Sunday when he chipped in for birdie on the par 3 18th.
Abraham Ancer, a Texas-born Mexican national, tied for 22nd after shooting a two under par 69 on Sunday.
Another Mexican, Luis Carrera, got the chance to play a single round at the LIV event, replacing Bryson DeChambeau in the field on Sunday after the California native and two-time major winner withdrew due to a wrist injury. Carrera, a 25-year-old native of Naucalpan — the Mexico City suburb where Club de Golf Chapultepec is located — shot a one over par 72.
LIV says it will return to CDMX in 2027
The 2026 Mexico City LIV event began shortly after various media outlets, including The New York Times and Financial Times, reported that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund would cease to fund the LIV golf tour after the current season. LIV CEO Scott O’Neil subsequently confirmed that the tour is only funded through 2026, but pledged to “work like crazy” to keep it going.
Despite the uncertainty, LIV Golf announced on Sunday that it will “return to Club de Golf Chapultepec for LIV Golf Mexico City 2027.”
“… LIV Golf Mexico City 2027 will mark the fifth straight year the League has played in Mexico and the third in a row at the historic venue, which has welcomed tens of thousands of fans this week for world-class competition, music, food and culture,” LIV said in a statement.
LIV also said that this week’s event was “more than just a golf tournament.”
It was “a four-day festival of music, gastronomy, art and entertainment inspired by Mexican culture,” LIV said, noting that legendary Mexican musical group Los Ángeles Azules performed and there were “live cooking and mixology demonstrations” within the grounds of the jacaranda-tree adorned course.
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