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Muñoz Shoots 12-Under 59 to Command Lead at LIV Golf Indy Finale

Muñoz carded 13 birdies after an early double-bogey, vaulting him three shots clear in the season finale that crowns the individual champion.

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Colombia's Sebastian Munoz fired a 12-under par 59 to grab the lead after the first round of LIV Golf Indianapolis, breaking 60 for the first time in his career despite a double bogey on the fifth hole
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Overview

  • Sebastián Muñoz opened with a 12-under 59 at The Club at Chatham Hills to seize the first-round lead in the LIV Golf Indianapolis season finale.
  • His round featured a double-bogey at the par-4 fifth followed by 13 birdies over the remaining holes under the shotgun start format.
  • The 59 marks the third sub-60 in LIV Golf history, joining Bryson DeChambeau’s 58 in 2023 and Joaquín Niemann’s 59 in 2024.
  • Muñoz holds a three-stroke cushion over Dustin Johnson as he heads into Saturday’s second round in suburban Westfield, Indiana.
  • Starting the finale seventh in the standings and still seeking a first win this season, Muñoz has injected a late-season surge into the race for the individual title.