Jon Rahm had been knocking on the door all season and found himself on the wrong side of the result twice already. At Hong Kong Golf Club, he finally kicked it down. The Spaniard closed with an 8-birdie, 64 to win the HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong by three shots and end a 539-day individual title drought — expressing nothing but relief when it was over.
Tournament Overview
The HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong, held March 5-8 at Hong Kong Golf Club, was the third event of LIV Golf's 2026 season and the third to be played over the new 72-hole format. The historic Hong Kong Golf Club provided a striking backdrop, and with several of the circuit's top names entering the week in form, a competitive week was guaranteed. What no one expected was quite how convincingly Rahm would put it away on Sunday.
Final Leaderboard
| Pos | Player | R4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 64 (-8) | -23 (257) |
| 2 | Thomas Detry | — | -20 (260) |
| 3 | Thomas Pieters | — | -19 (261) |
| 4 | Harold Varner III | — | -18 (262) |
| 5 | Matthew Wolff | — | -17 (263) |
Team competition: 4Aces GC won at -58, ending a 974-day team win drought.
How It Unfolded
Rahm, Thomas Detry, and Harold Varner III shared the 54-hole lead entering Sunday, setting up a three-way battle that never got particularly close. Rahm came out firing, reeling off birdies with the kind of controlled aggression that made him one of the best players in the world. Eight birdies in a 64 left the chasing pack with no chance — Detry finished second at 20-under, three shots back, and Pieters was another stroke behind in third.
After the round, Rahm was candid about what had changed. "I think I was a little tentative at Adelaide," he said, referencing the second-place finish where he and Bryson DeChambeau had led by five entering the final round before Anthony Kim's stunning 63 overtook them both. "Once I made that putt on 13 today, my mindset was to birdie them all coming in." He nearly did.
Key Storylines
The End of a Long Wait
Rahm's last individual LIV Golf event win had come at LIV Golf Chicago in September 2024 — 539 days before Hong Kong. In the time between, he had won the season-long LIV Golf Individual Championship standings for 2025, a significant accomplishment, but the event drought had become a running storyline following him into 2026. He had finished runner-up at both Riyadh and Adelaide to open the year, including the heartbreak of losing a five-shot final-round lead in Australia. Seven runner-up finishes in 26 starts since his last win had made the drought feel increasingly uncomfortable for a player of his ability.
Hong Kong put all of it to rest. His relief afterward was obvious and genuine.
4Aces GC Ends Their Own Drought
The team competition added its own historic subplot. Dustin Johnson's 4Aces GC had gone 974 days without a team title — a run that stretched across nearly three full seasons. The Hong Kong result ended that drought in emphatic fashion, the team combining for 58-under over four rounds to claim the trophy by a comfortable margin. For a squad that includes Johnson and others with LIV Golf pedigree, winning on the road in Hong Kong carried particular satisfaction.
A Statement Win
Beyond the relief of ending the drought, what Rahm showed in Hong Kong was the kind of performance that reminds you how good he can be when everything clicks. A three-shot win with a Sunday 64 — eight birdies, controlled from start to finish — is not a lucky victory. It is a statement. The rest of the LIV Golf field had been waiting for Rahm to break through again; when he did, it came with room to spare.
Final Thoughts
Jon Rahm came to Hong Kong Golf Club with something to prove after a frustrating start to 2026 and delivered one of the more dominant final rounds the 2026 LIV season has seen. The drought is over, the relief is real, and the message to the rest of the circuit is clear: when Rahm is committed and aggressive, he is as dangerous as anyone in the game. Three events into the new season, LIV Golf has already produced three compelling individual storylines — Smylie's debut win in Riyadh, Anthony Kim's comeback in Adelaide, and now Rahm reclaiming his place at the top in Hong Kong.