Jon Rahm wins Abu Dhabi Championship as LIV Golf plans wind-down
Sport · First reported 8 Nov, 14:25 · Updated 15:13
Jon Rahm won the Abu Dhabi Championship by two strokes for his first European tour title in four years. The coverage links the victory to his departure from LIV Golf, while also noting Rory McIlroy’s third-place finish and the final Race to Dubai event ahead.
- Rahm shot 5-under 67 to finish at 23-under par, two strokes ahead of Tyrrell Hatton and four ahead of Rory McIlroy at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi.
- The win was Rahm’s first European tour title since 2022; the article says he was finalizing his departure from LIV as the league announced plans to wind down.
- McIlroy finished third and moved to second in the Race to Dubai standings, with one event left; Rahm rose to sixth.
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- Winner
- Jon Rahm; 23-under par, 5-under 67 in the final round.
- Venue
- Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- Margin
- Two strokes over Tyrrell Hatton; Rory McIlroy finished four strokes back.
- Rahm’s previous European tour title
- World Tour Championship, November 2022.
- Winner’s check
- $1.5 million.
- Next event
- World Tour Championship in Dubai, starting Thursday, according to the report.
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- Earlier coverage said LIV Golf planned an orderly wind-down after financing talks with BC Partners failed; a report also described plans to liquidate. [b0776ca2-f665-4aa3-b626-1e610a3defea]
- Another earlier report said LIV planned to wind down rather than launch LIV 2.0, citing a lack of financial support and unsuccessful efforts to reach acceptable terms with stakeholders. [651c7a74-11c3-4c3d-a1aa-53046ba287c0]
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