Tale of the tape: Niemann vs. Rahm for the Individual Championship
WESTFIELD, Ind. – A comparative look at Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann and Legion XIII Captain Jon Rahm, who will battle at this week’s LIV Golf Indianapolis for the league’s season-long Individual Championship.
QUICK BIOS
Joaquin Niemann
Age: 26
Birthdate: Nov. 7, 1998
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Turned pro: 2018
Professional wins: 20
Jon Rahm
Age: 30
Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1994
Birthplace: Barrica, Biscay, Spain
Turned pro: 2016
Professional wins: 22
LIV GOLF
Niemann
Rahm
Torque GC captain
Team
Legion XIII captain
41
Career starts (regular season)
25
7
Tournament wins
2
13
Podiums (1, 2 or 3)
9
15
Top 10s
23
34
Points finishes (top 24)
24
4
Team wins
8
7th (2022), 21st (2023), 2nd (2024)
Individual Championship results
1st (2024)
68.5
Career stroke avg.
67.9
2.55 under par
Avg. round to par
3.15 under par
2304
Total holes played
1314
2025 SEASON RESULTS
Niemann
Tournament
Rahm
T33
Riyadh
T2
1
Adelaide
6
T12
Hong Kong
T6
1
Singapore
T5
T33
Miami
T9
1
Mexico City
4
T20
Korea
T7
1
Virginia
T8
T23
Dallas
T11
T23
Andalucia
2
1
UK
T5
T17
Chicago
T2
2025 STATISTICS
Niemann (rank)
Rahm (rank)
58.53% (T23)
Fairway hit %
59.33% (19)
328.8 yds (1)
Driving dist. avg.
319.9 yds (7)
440 yards
Longest drive
396 yards
72.99% (2)
Greens in Reg. %
73.92% (1)
61.71% (14)
Scrambling %
64.50% (5)
1.60 (T24)
Putting avg.
1.60 (T24)
176 (1)
Birdies
171 (2)
2025 STROKES GAINED
Niemann
Rahm
+1.00
Off the tee driving
+1.05
+0.09
Off the tee par 3
+0.15
+0.18
Approach long
+0.10
+0.08
Approach medium
+0.12
+0.22
Approach short
+0.19
+0.19
Around the green
+0.47
+0.18
On the green
+0.28
+1.95
Total
+2.37
2025 SCORING
Niemann
Rahm
69.0
Stroke Avg.
68.6
3 under
Par 3
2 over
37 under
Par 4
42 under
45 under
Par 5
60 under
HEAD TO HEAD
Niemann and Rahm will play in the same group in Rd. 1 at LIV Golf Indianapolis. It will be the 17th time they’ve been in the same LIV Golf group. The results of the previous 16 times:
2024 MAYAKOBA
Rd. 3 – Niemann 70, Rahm 70
2024 JEDDAH
Rd. 1 – Rahm 62, Niemann 63
2024 ADELAIDE
Rd. 2 – Niemann 67, Rahm 69
2024 SINGAPORE
Rd. 1 – Niemann 67, Rahm 69
2024 GREENBRIER
Rd. 1 – Rahm 64, Niemann 67
2024 CHICAGO
Rd. 1 – Niemann 68, Rahm 69
Rd. 2 – Rahm 64, Niemann 68
2025 RIYADH
Rd. 1 – Niemann 67, Rahm 67
2025 ADELAIDE
Rd. 3 – Niemann 65, Rahm 70
2025 HONG KONG
Rd. 1 – Niemann 67, Rahm 69
2025 MIAMI
Rd. 1 – Rahm 73, Niemann 78
2025 KOREA
Rd. 1 – Niemann 68, Rahm 72
2025 VIRGINIA
Rd. 1 – Niemann 67, Rahm 67
Rd. 2 – Niemann 68, Rahm 68
Rd. 3 – Niemann 63, Rahm 68
2025 CHICAGO
Rd. 1 – Rahm 68, Niemann 74
STROKE AVERAGES
Niemann 67.94, Rahm 68.06
DYE COURSE HISTORY
LIV Golf Indianapolis will be played at The Club at Chatham Hills, the first Pete Dye-designed course to host a LIV Golf tournament. Niemann’s and Rahm’s pro career history on Dye-designed courses:
NIEMANN
35 total rounds
Strokes Gained avg. +1.12
Notable finishes
T5 Harbour Town (2020)
T5 TPC River Highlands (2019)
T22 TPC Sawgrass (2022)
RAHM
56 total rounds
Strokes Gained avg. +1.14
Notable finishes
1st (twice) PGA West (2018, 2023)
1st (team) TPC Louisiana (2019)
T8 Kiawah Island (2021)
