Thirty events into his LIV Golf run, Jon Rahm has not finished outside the top 11 even once. That number matters more than the win column.

Since joining LIV in 2024, Rahm has three wins, 17 top-five finishes, and nine additional top-10s. According to Data Golf, he still ranks second in the world behind Scottie Scheffler. The level of play is not in question. What stands out is the gap between how often he contends and how rarely he converts.

In 2025, Rahm won the LIV Individual Championship without a regular event win. More recently, he finished second in five of his last six starts and sits near the top of the 2026 standings.

The Flushing It X account summed it up on March 24: “Despite not winning at the rate many expect him too, probably even himself, he is relentlessly playing incredible golf.”

But when pressed on his runner-up run before LIV Hong Kong, Rahm wasn’t concerned.

“It just means you're playing good golf,” he said. “Winning is never easy, and I'm happy that I'm putting myself in a position to possibly do so.”

Across events, he has been close without finishing the job. The results show elite weekly performance, but not enough separation when it matters most.

Playoff Record Could Be Jon Rahm's Biggest Problem Heading to Augusta

The concern is not the lack of wins, but how those missed chances are happening and how that translates to The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

Rahm has played four LIV playoffs and lost all of them. He also lost a playoff to Angel Hidalgo at the 2024 Spanish Open. His last playoff win came in 2020.

His latest loss came against Bryson DeChambeau in South Africa. More concerning was Adelaide, where he let a five-shot final-round lead slip to Anthony Kim.

“Out of all of those, I kicked myself more at the last tournament because it's the one where I felt like I made the most mistakes on a Sunday,” Rahm said.

His iron play has dipped. In early 2026, he gained just 0.07 strokes on approach, a sharp drop for a player known for tee-to-green strength.

At Augusta, that margin matters. Approach shots decide scoring, and small misses take birdies off the table. Rahm remains one of the strongest ball-strikers, but closing still requires precision.

The Masters begins on April 9, with Rahm entering as one of the most consistent players in the world.

The question is whether that consistency holds, or if the gaps in approach play and finishing show up again when it matters most.

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav