LIV Golf Hong Kong: Jon Rahm, Thomas Detry, Harold Varner Leading After Round 3

For the third time in three starts this season, Jon Rahm will enter the final round in a strong position to earn his first individual LIV Golf victory since 2024. The Legion XIII captain carded a 5-under 65 Saturday to climb into a three-way tie for the lead at 17 under with the final round set Sunday at the HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong.

"You have to keep putting yourself in contention and giving yourself chances," said Rahm, who has started the 2026 season with consecutive runner-up finishes. "As long as I'm doing that, I'm playing good golf, take advantage of the opportunities I get, but it'll come. As I'm playing solid golf, I'm hoping tomorrow I have a good Sunday and get it done."

For Rahm to claim a win at Greater China's oldest championship course, he'll need to outduel the very man he helped make his way to Hong Kong Golf Club – 4Aces GC’s Thomas Detry. The Belgian, despite arriving late after being stranded in Dubai, has shown no signs of rust, shooting a 4-under 66 to also join the final group of co-leaders. 

"Well, if it wasn't for him, I don't think I'd be here," Detry said of Rahm. "It's a little bit funny that way. But listen, we're both competitors, and he's done it for his teammates. He's done it for the league. It's amazing what he did, and he's a good friend of mine, as well. We've played a lot of golf as juniors and on the PGA Tour and everywhere together and out here now. I think we're just going to have a nice competitive fun round tomorrow, and we'll see who prevails."

Rahm helped to organize a private charter from the Middle East for seven LIV Golf players – including Detry, as well as Rahm’s Legion XIII teammates Caleb Surratt and Tom McKibbin – who were stranded when the recent conflict closed the