Overview

• The tournament began July 11 at Real Club Valderrama in southern Spain as the circuit’s only Spanish stop.
• Rahm tees off in the feature group at 13:15 Friday alongside 2017 Masters champion Sergio García and 2018 champion Patrick Reed.
• The world No. 3 has not won since his last LIV victory in September 2024 and described a home win as “muy especial.”
• Valderrama, ranked among Rahm’s top-five championship courses, is hosting a LIV event for the third straight year.
• Other leading contenders include Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton and Louis Oosthuizen in a field stocked with past major winners.