Jon Rahm finished in last place – 138th out of 138 players – after two rounds of the 2026 BMW PGA Championship, with his two-round total of 155 matching the worst of his career.
Rahm opened with 78 on Thursday at Wentworth Club’s West Course before backing that up with 77 in the second round to finish a shot worse than Ash Mansell.
A week after Rahm finished tied for 23rd place at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg for the Amgen Irish Open, expectations were high for Rahm, who had never finished over par in the flagship DP World Tour event.
Instead, it was a disaster from the start for the back-to-back-to-back LIV Golf individual champion. Rahm’s opening 6-over 78 matched his worst single-round score in a non-major DP World Tour-sanctioned round.
Hoping to bounce back on Friday, Rahm didn’t fare much better. He found a bunker with his opening tee shot, setting the tone for a frustrating day that included a penalty for hitting a drive out of bounds. All told, it was an 11-over-par performance.
By the numbers, Rahm’s Thursday and Friday were forgettable:
- Rahm finished 23 shots adrift of 36-hole leader Ryan Gerard
- The Spaniard made just three birdies in two rounds, more than offset by 10 bogeys and two double bogeys
- The former world No. 1 finished in last place for the first timein his career
In his four prior appearances at the BMW PGA Championship, Rahm finished runner-up twice (2019, 2022), fourth in 2023, and tied for 13th last year.
Rahm’s opening 78 matched his first round in difficult scoring conditions at the Masters and the second-round performance at the US Open that led him to a missed cut at Shinnecock Hills, where he also shot 78-77 for a 155 total in 2018.
Rahm, who came into the week ranked 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking, will have to regroup in several fall events to play himself back into the world top 10.
Meanwhile, Rahm faces an uncertain professional future. While LIV Golf is going through the early stages of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Rahm remains contracted with the league. LIV Golf has asked the judge in their New Jersey bankruptcy case to allow the league to breach its contracts on a go-forward basis, and Rahm has explicitly said he’s happy to honor his original contract.
However, if LIV Golf is able to reject their player contracts, like Rahm’s, the Spaniard can decide to pursue other places to play in 2027 and beyond.
