Jon Rahm has added another $18million to his eye-watering LIV Golf earnings by wrapping up victory in the season’s Individual Championship.
The Spaniard won by three shots from Joaquin Niemann in Chicago after posting a bogey-free score of 66 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
Rahm expectedly dominated LIV after his big money signingGetty
Rahm is in his first season in the Saudi Arabian breakaway championship having shocked the world by leaving the PGA Tour at the end of 2023.
The deal was understood to have made the former world no.1 the second highest-paid athlete in the world behind only Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
According to business website Forbes, Rahm makes an estimated $218m per-year, only behind Ronaldo’s $260m, but can boost his totals with prize money.
The $18m adds to that, and there could even be more to come for the Basque 29-year-old.
Rahm’s Legion XIII team side currently sit second in the team championship and he could add a further $5m of prize money should they leapfrog their way into first at the finale next week.
Speaking at his victory, Rahm said: “I wouldn’t say it exceeded my expectations … but it definitely met what I expected.
“Just being able to culminate all the good golf all season, and especially doing it by winning individually I think is what makes it so much more special.
“ Knowing that I had to win and getting it done is something to really be proud of and something to reflect on.”
Rahm finished the season with top ten finishes in all 12 regular season tournaments, but he had far less luck at the elite level outside of LIV.
A two-time major winner, taking the Masters in 2023 and the US Open in 2021, Rahm was well off the pace this time around.
Rahm didn’t have the best season away from LIV, handing his green jacket over to SchefflerGetty
Taking part in three of the four majors in 2024, he didn’t make the cut at the PGA Championship, finished tied for 45th at the Masters and posted his best result of tied for seventh at the Open.
He also competed at the Paris Olympics, representing Spain, but narrowly missed out on a medal finishing tied for fifth.
The season has been largely dominated by American duo Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, with Rahm down in 15th in the overall world rankings.
