Following a tie for 10th at LIV Golf Andalucía and a tie for 7th at the Open Championship, Rahm fulfilled his son’s request by winning the LIV Golf UK event at JCB on Sunday. The 29-year-old Spanish star not only claimed his first LIV Golf individual title but also led Legion XIII to its fourth team victory of the season.

"Knowing I’m bringing a trophy home for them feels good," said Rahm, who has one more tournament next week at the Olympics in his busy summer schedule.

This victory was eagerly anticipated since the two-time major winner joined the league last December. However, it was bittersweet as it came at the expense of his close friend and teammate, Tyrrell Hatton.

Playing in the group ahead of Hatton, Rahm completed a final-round 4-under 67, finishing at 13 under. Hatton, also at 13 under, found the green in two on the 18th hole but missed a par putt, preventing a playoff and leaving a subdued celebration for the team.

"Obviously, you always want to win," Rahm said after his first victory since the 2023 Masters. "But you don't want to see a teammate and good friend miss a putt for that to happen."

Hatton, who shot a final-round 69, expressed mixed emotions: “It’s kind of hard to put my own disappointment aside. Golf is generally an individual sport, and it’s tough to bogey the last in front of your home crowd to miss out on a playoff.”

Both Rahm and Hatton started the final round aiming to catch the 36-hole leader Andy Ogletree. Ogletree opened strong but stumbled with double bogeys, falling out of contention.

Paul Casey of Crushers GC and Joaquin Niemann of Torque GC were also in the hunt but faced their own setbacks. Cameron Smith of Ripper GC made a strong recovery from early bogeys to stay competitive.

Ultimately, it came down to Rahm and Hatton. Rahm's three-putt at the 17th opened the door for a potential playoff, but Hatton’s miss on the 18th sealed Rahm's victory.

“It’s been a fantastic week and a fantastic year, and just relieved that it happened,” Rahm said. “Feels like I got a lot of weight off my shoulders.”

Team Scores for LIV Golf UK by JCB:

1. LEGION XIII -26 (Rahm 67, Hatton 69, Surratt 71, Vincent 72; Rd. 3 score: -5)

2. RIPPER GC -23 (Jones 67, Herbert 67, Smith 69, Ormsby 71; Rd. 3 score: -10)

T3. CRUSHERS GC -20 (DeChambeau 67, Casey 70, Catlin 70, Lahiri 73; Rd. 3 score: -4)

T3. SMASH GC -20 (Gooch 70, McDowell 70, Koepka 72, Kokrak 73; Rd. 3 score: +1)

T5. FIREBALLS GC -19 (Puig 68, Ancer 70, Garcia 70, Chacarra 73; Rd. 3 score: -3)

T5. STINGER GC -19 (Schwartzel 68, Oosthuizen 70, Burmester 71, Grace 73; Rd. 3 score: -2)

T7. RANGEGOATS GC -18 (Pieters 68, Wolff 69, Uihlein 71, Watson 73; Rd. 3 score: -3)

T7. HYFLYERS GC -18 (Tringale 67, Steele 71, Mickelson 71, Ogletree 74; Rd. 3 score: -1)

9. TORQUE GC -17 (Niemann 65, Ortiz 73, Muñoz 73, Pereira 73; Rd. 3 score: E)

10. 4ACES GC -12 (Varner III 66, Johnson 68, Reed 70, Perez 76; Rd. 3 score: -4)

11. CLEEKS GC -11 (Bland 69, Meronk 70, Kaymer 73, Samooja 74; Rd. 3 score: +2)

12. IRON HEADS GC -2 (Kozuma 70, Vincent 71, Lee 74, Na 75; Rd. 3 score: +6)

13. MAJESTICKS GC -1 (Poulter 70, Westwood 71, Horsfield 76, Stenson 76; Rd. 3 score: +9)