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Jon Rahm secured a six-shot victory at LIV Golf's Mexico City event, concluding a tumultuous week for the league. Reports indicated that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may withdraw financial support after the 2026 season, but league sources confirmed operations will continue.
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The most turbulent week in LIV Golfâs short history ended with far less drama when Jon Rahm won the leagueâs Mexico City event in a canter.
Rahmâs six-shot victory at Chapultepec Golf Club ended a week in which reports surfaced that LIVâs financiers, Saudi Arabiaâs Public Investment Fund, were on the verge of withdrawing their financial backing after the 2026 season.
Those reports came after the Public Investment Fund released a new investment strategy.
âThe 2026-30 strategy marks a natural evolution as PIF moves from a period of rapid growth and acceleration to a new phase of sustained value creation, with a strengthened focus on maximizing impact, raising the efficiency of investments, and applying the highest standards of governance, transparency and institutional excellence,â the PIF said in a release.
There was speculation about the future of the remaining eight events of LIVâs season before league sources told Golf Digest on Wednesday that funding and operations would continue for 2026.
Earlier in the week, during an interview with British broadcaster TNT, LIV Golf CEO Scott OâNeil was asked about future funding. One of his answers included the line, âThe reality is youâre funded through the season and then you work like crazy to create a business and a business plan to keep us going.â
Before the final round, LIV posted to social media that it would return to Mexico City and that tickets would be on sale soon.
The overall future of the league did not seem to affect competitive play as Rahm strode easily to his second win of the season, which comes in addition to three runner-up finishes. Rahm, a former Masters and U.S. Open champion, carded a bogey-free final-round seven-under 64 to finish at 21 under. Rahmâs fellow Spaniard David Puig was 15 under, while their countryman, Josele Ballester, was third at 14 under.
Rahmâs 64 was set up by an astonishing, 390-yard drive on the short par-4 third that nestled to tap-in distance for eagle. He never looked back.
âObviously a massive bonus to hit a drive to tap-in in any conditions anywhere ever,â Rahm said. âThat was huge and kind of freed me up a little bit to play the next few holes still aggressive because Puig was five or six under through six, seven holes.â
Rahm said he was in disbelief given he opened last weekâs Masters with a 78 and battled just to make the cut at Augusta National.
âIf you would have told me last week on Thursday afternoon that I'd be winning by a six-shot margin this week, I would not have believed you because of how bad I played,â Rahm said. âHell of an effort, and just what a Sunday.â
Jon Rahm won the LIV Golf Mexico City event by six shots.
LIV Golf's financial uncertainty stems from reports that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may withdraw its backing after the 2026 season.
The new investment strategy focuses on sustained value creation, efficiency in investments, and high standards of governance and transparency.
Yes, league sources confirmed that funding and operations for LIV Golf will continue through 2026.

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The former World No.1 said he was battling a swing issue that clicked before the final round at the Masters.
âYeah [my caddie] and I nearly got in a heated argument on Saturday on the putting green at Augusta when he was trying to explain something and I wasn't fully understanding,â Rahm said. âOnce it clicked what he was trying to say and what I needed to work on that range session Saturday afternoon, it was so much better. Sunday at Augusta I played much better golf, and it's only gotten a little bit easier since then.
âIt's not always the easiest to have a swing thought while playing, but this one obviously seemed to work out.â
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Given LIV Golf now receives Official World Golf Ranking points, World No. 31 Rahm was projected to ascend back into the top 20.
Runner up put Puig, who separately won the DP World Tourâs Australian PGA Championship in December, is within striking distance of a U.S. Open exemption. The USGA will award the top two points earners (not already exempt) spots in the US Openâone from LIVâs final 2025 standings and the other to a player from top three of the 2026 individual standings through May 18.
Puig has one more startâLIV Golf Virginiaâto wrap it up.
âWith that second place, hopefully I'm a little closer to the top 60 [on the OWGR], as well, in case that exemption doesn't come through,â Puig said. âBut I think about all the time. Playing majors is just amazing.â
While the final round offered a runaway victory for Rahm, there was some drama in the form of two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau withdrawing prior to the final round due to a wrist injury.
âI experienced some discomfort in my wrist during yesterdayâs round,â DeChambeau said via social media. âNot how I wanted this week to go.
âIâm going to take a few days to get evaluated and hope to be ready for LIV Golf Virginia.â