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Sunday 19 April 2026LIV GolfYear in Review
Rahm wins LIV Golf Mexico City
Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 2026 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 4 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 individual; $10,000,000 team USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/11°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/11°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/10°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- David Puig ESP · 269never threatened after Rahm, starting two ahead, ran off three birdies and an eagle in four holes; finished six back Rahm, Legion XIII sweep titles at LIV Golf Mexico City (LIV Golf)
58 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Mexico City
Club de Golf Chapultepec, Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
19 April 2026
Seeing those two names up there, two friends, makes me want to beat them even more
LIV Golf
19 April 2026
That six-shot lead could have been three fast and maybe one or two coming down the stretch.
LIV Golf
19 April 2026
I still think I had my chances, right, even with how good he started
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 65 · 67 · 67 · 64 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | David Puig | 69 · 72 · 62 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| 3 | Josele Ballester | 71 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Scott Vincent | 67 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Thomas Detry | 67 · 73 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Matthew Wolff | 68 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Branden Grace | 71 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Tom McKibbin | 68 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 66 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Cameron Tringale | 74 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Marc Leishman | 74 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 2; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 31 -> rankAfter 20), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet