Hatton holds ground to win at Valderrama while Legion XIII defend team crown

SOTOGRANDE: Tyrrell Hatton came to Valderrama a new father and leaves with a championship.

The Englishman carded a final-round 70 to finish at 11-under par and claim victory at LIV Golf Andalucia 2026, his first LIV Golf title since Nashville in 2024. Hatton was two-over through 12 holes but made clutch birdies on the 13th, 16th and 17th to hold off a charging Jon Rahm and seal the win.

“To be honest, I thought no matter how today went, I’m still going to be home tonight, and I’ll walk into a crying newborn, and I’ll be doing nappies tonight,” Hatton said. “That was going to happen regardless. I’m really excited to get home to Emily and our little girl.”

Teammate Rahm gave him every reason to look over his shoulder. The Legion XIII captain produced the round of the day — a four-under 67— to finish at nine-under and take sole possession of second place.

It was exactly the kind of Sunday charge the home crowd had hoped to see, and for a stretch it looked as though the gap might close entirely.

“Obviously, I had a fantastic week myself, and very happy for Tyrrell to have just become a father just over two weeks ago and having his little girl and being a proud girl dad,” Rahm said.

“As good as he is, if someone is going to beat me, there’s very few people I’ll be happy for, and he’s one of them. It was very well earned and happy that he (helped) the team as well.”

The two Legion XIII teammates finishing first and second on the leaderboard was enough to deliver the team title as well, with Legion XIII finishing seven-under for the tournament to claim their second consecutive team victory at Valderrama.

It was a dominant week for the team on both fronts, and a result that moves them to second in the team standings.