Rahm on verge of LIV title

Jon Rahm has an outside shot at clinching another individual championship at LIV Golf United Kingdom this week, but the Spaniard doesn't expect a lot of clarity on or off the course at this point in the season.

Rahm, who won ​consecutive LIV Golf titles and leads Bryson DeChambeau in a bid for his third in a row ‌this season, stuck around after playing the Open Championship for LIV's UK event at JCB Golf and Country Club. He holds a 928.58 to 644.40 lead over DeChambeau and is well clear of Joaquin Niemann in third place (344.66).

Rahm beat Niemann and DeChambeau was third in the individual race ​in 2025.

"It means a lot more than the simple fact that you're winning. It means that you're playing good ​golf consistently, and it means that the process has been working. I've always taken a lot ⁠of pride in being consistent and having a lot of top 10s, and I think that reflects on those wins," ​Rahm said Tuesday in Rocester, England.

"But to wrap it up this early, I still need to win, and I still need ​to expect a bad week from Bryson, which based on how he's been playing last week most likely won't happen. I would expect a fight from him and other players, and I still need to perform at my best to finish it off."

LIV Golf has been on scheduled ​hiatus with only tournaments in New Jersey at Trump National in Bedminster (6-9 Aug.) and LIV Indianapolis (20-23 Aug.) before the team championship ​is staged in Michigan the final weekend in August.

What the future holds for Rahm and all of LIV Golf appears to be up ‌in the ⁠air as early as September.

Rahm confirmed he was "in contact" with the decision-makers steering the purported PGA Tour competitor as LIV seeks to find a funding stream or two following the exit of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

"We know a lot of what's going on, yeah," Rahm said, but as for those details, there are none "I can share with you guys right now," he ​said.

"I'm always optimistic. I play ​a game for a living. ⁠I can't really be too upset about how things are going in life. Even though I'm very frustrated on the course very often, off the course I'm very different to what ​a lot of people think."

Rahm finished tied for 46th at Royal Birkdale last week to ​walk away with USD51,707, ⁠a disappointment considering he entered the weekend in a tie with several players in eighth place. The wheels came off with a bogey barrage on Sunday.

"If there was an overall (theme) for the week, it was just I simply couldn't hole enough putts," Rahm said ⁠of his ​performance at the Open Championship. "I think I did a lot of good things, ​and just not seeing the ball go in did get a little frustrating, as it would for anybody, and then on Sunday starting with a double ​and finishing with a double -- it's just killer. Having three doubles on the weekend is going to kill you."