Rahm entered Sunday’s round tied for ninth on the leaderboard. He needed a strong regular-season finale to best Niemann, who carried a slim 12.27 points advantage into the event in hopes of becoming the league’s fourth different individual points winner.

Colombia's Sebastian Munoz birdied the final two holes of regulation and won a one-hole playoff over Spain's Jon Rahm to win the LIV Golf Indianapolis event Sunday in Westfield, Ind.

Jon Rahm successfully defended his LIV Golf season points title Sunday without winning an event all year, closing with an 11-under 60 before losing a playoff to Sebastian Munoz on the first extra hole in the Indianapolis event.