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Jon Rahm clinched the LIV Golf individual championship title on Sunday. The Spaniard defeated Joaquin Niemann for a second consecutive LIV title. The Chilean golfer, who won five times this year, lost to the former's consistency in results. The 2023 Masters Champ outscored his opponent by three points.
After Rahm's $18 million prize win, Niemann called his situation "tricky". The 26-year-old admitted about the approach to the season results as his Spanish opponent defeated him without a single win. The former PGA Tour Winner also highlighted his performances in Major Championships as a possible factor for him losing the title. He appreciated the 30-year-old who won the breakaway tour honor with an amazing -22 overall in Indianapolis.
Responding to a query about getting beaten in the LIV Golf individual championship run by Jon Rahm with zero wins. Joaquin Niemann said, as quoted by ASAP Sports:
“Yeah, it's tricky… I mean, I don't know what's the right way to do it. I know it was obviously three points apart. I could have played better today, this week, or probably last week I could have played a little bit better… But Jon (Rahm) just proved how good he is and how good he is in these moments."
He added:
“Obviously it was a great year. I look back, obviously, I won five times, had my first top 10 in a major, didn't play well at the other ones. But yeah, I feel like going back to the year, going back to today, I feel like there is so much learning and so much things that I can get better that I'm actually really excited about it… I can't wait to have chill time…”
Jon Rahm calls victory against Joaquin Niemann 'bittersweet'
Joaquin Niemann finished tied for fourth on the weekend, three places off his sixth victory of the year. The Chilean finished at -17 and saw Jon Rahm, who finished the year with four runners-up finishes, win the individual championship title. The Spanish golfer addressed the difference in Niemann's results and called his win "slightly bittersweet."
The 2023 Champion, fresh off consecutive playoff losses on the breakaway tour, played down his form and appreciated his opponent for "incredible golf."
Jon Rahm said after winning the LIV title on Sunday, as quoted by ASAP sports:
“Still slightly bittersweet. Like I know I'm supposed to be happy. It's a great moment. But it just doesn't feel great to finish the year losing two playoff games. Have a great Sunday today and then hit the pin and an unfortunate moment on the playoff hole… You need a lot of coincidences to go on exactly with the year Joaquin (Niemann) had… He's won five times; he's played incredible golf.”
The European Ryder cupper admitted that a case could be made for Niemann being "more deserving" of the championship win.
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