Spain’s Jon Rahm He got his claws out this Saturday and shot an impressive six-under par in the second round of LIV Chicago Leading with an impressive advantage over his compatriots Sergio Garcia With a cumulative score of seven under par, that puts the Barrica player one step away from becoming the season’s champion.
Rahm stars in Chicago Face off with Chile’s Joaquin Niemann to become the champion. The South American entered the second round with a one-stroke lead over the Spaniard and, despite finishing -2, looked unlikely to win.
Is there now Three shots behind Rahm with 18 holes remaining in the Bolingbrook Club tournamentIt is located approximately 50 kilometres from the Windy City.
Barica had six birdies in a round without errors, one more than Sergio Garcia. Both He took advantage of Brooks Koepka’s slumpwho had shot -8 on the opening day and failed to progress beyond three over par this Saturday.
But Niemann’s day was full of ups and downs He responded to his three bogeys with five birdies.
Rahm faces the Chicago tournament at the top of the LIV player table with 195.17 points and a Minimum profit on Neiman, which adds 192.20.
From Barica, who signed for LIV last December 2023 One of the richest contracts in sports historyHe won the United Kingdom event and finished on the podium in five of the season’s eleven tournaments, only once did he fail to place in the top ten.
But Niemann also had a stellar campaign on a personal level. He was the champion at the inaugural tournament at Mayakoba and at the third competition of the year in Jeddah. He also finished in the top ten in nine of the eleven tournaments.
If Rahm improves on Niemann’s result, he will be the champion. Also If he finishes outside the first 24 places he winsUnless Niemann is one of the best 16 in the tournament.
The tournament has a four million dollar stake for the winner, and Rahm will also receive $18 million if he is crowned LIV Season Champion.
