Jon Rahm & Legion XIII Outlast Bryson DeChambeau & Crushers to Claim LIV Golf League Team Final

Jon Rahm is celebrating a team victory…

The 30-year-old Spanish professional golfer and Legion XIII outlasted Bryson DeChambeau and the Crushers in a playoff on Sunday in the LIV Golf League team final.

Legion XIII rallied to match the Crushers at 20 under at The Cardinal at Saint John’s, with the Stinger squad from South Africa well back at 12 under in the three-team final.

Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton each birdied the final two holes of regulation, then ended the playoff with a pair of birdies on the second extra hole against DeChambeau and Paul Casey. Rahm made a 6-footer and Hatton had a short putt for the deciding birdies.

“Tyrrell and I got it going a little late, but better late than never,” Rahm said. “When it came to the playoff, I felt fairly confident we’re both really good wedge players, and if we just put it in the fairway, I was fairly confident we were going to give ourselves a lot of chances.”

Former Tennessee player Caleb Surratt led Legion XIII with a 64.

“It’s been a wild ride,” Surratt said. “I’m thankful to Jon trusting me enough to have me on his team last year, and I’m very proud of the player I’ve started to become.”

Rahm and Tom McKibbin each shot 65, and Hatton had a 66.

“Neither Tyrrell or I were having a great day today, and even during the whole week, I don’t think we played our best,” Rahm said. “But the young guys kind of were a beacon of strength playing good and out there today as well. They carried us all the way to the end.”

DeChambeau shot 62.

“He played incredible golf,” Rahm said about DeChambeau. “He played unbelievable. His driver was on an absolute roll, and he had the putter going.”

Casey and Anirban Lahiri had 65s, and Charles Howell III closed with a 68. Howell birdied five of the first seven, then dropped three strokes.

Rahm helped Legion III take the team event a week after successfully defending his LIV season points title in Indiana, a tournament where he closed with a 60 before losing a playoff to Sebastián Muñoz.

Sergio Garcia Claims First Individual LIV Golf Title with Playoff Win at LIV Golf Andalucia

Sergio Garcia is LIVing large…

The 44-year-old Spanish professional golfer claimed his first individual LIV Golf win on Sunday after beating overnight leader Anirban Lahiri in a playoff for the Andalucia title.

Sergio Garcia García thrilled the home fans with a 5-under 66 to pull level with Lahiri and force the playoff with both players at 5-under overall.

This was the first title for García since he joined the new Saudi-backed LIV circuit in 2022.

Jon Rahm, another home favorite, finished in a tie for 10th in his first event back home since joining LIV Golf.

García’s Fireballs team also won the team title at the tournament in southern Spain after winning a playoff over the Crushers — the first time in a LIV Golf tournament that both the individual and team titles had been decided in a playoff.

García has won nearly 40 international tournaments as a professional, most notably the 2008 Players Championship and the 2017 Masters Tournament.