Sensational six for LIV Golf's hot Chilean
Joaquin Niemann has birdied the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th holes to cap off a bogey-free, eight-under-par 63 for his final round and hang on to win LIV Golf Virginia in Gainesville.
The 26-year-old Chilean went 15-under 198 for the week at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club and beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell (66) and Anirban Lahiri of India (68) by a single stroke. Lahiri had a birdie attempt at his final hole on Sunday to force a playoff with Niemann but could not convert.
Niemann's sixth LIV win - all coming in a 17-month span - broke a tie with Brooks Koepka for the most victories in the Saudi-backed league's brief history.
After a two-putt birdie at the par-5 14th hole, Niemann sank a nine-footer at the 15th and a 10-footer at the par-3 16th. He reached 15 under par when he stuck his second shot at No.17 to about a foot from the pin to set up a tap-in birdie.
DeChambeau and Mickelson each shot six-under 65s to get into a tie for fourth at 13 under with Belgium's Thomas Pieters (63) and Bubba Watson (67).
Marc Leishman (66) was the leading Australian at nine under and in joint 10th, with Cameron Smith (68) five under, Lucas Herbert (68) three over and Matt Jones (70) seven over.
In the team standings, the DeChambeau-captained Crushers GC went 15 under for the day to finish 36 under par and secure the team title by two strokes over 4Aces GC. It is Crushers' second straight team victory following the last event in South Korea.
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