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Washington Post
5 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
LIV Golf has made Joaquín Niemann rich, but can it make him a star?
Joaquín Niemann has won more LIV Golf events than Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Sergio García or Dustin Johnson. He won five of the previous 20 LIV events he played in, in fact, including three of the seven on the 2025 calendar heading into this weekend's tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. That means he has won as many events this year as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the world's top-ranked golfers, who compete on the rival PGA Tour.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
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Saigo wins Chevron Championship in 5-way playoff. Novak and Griffin team to take Zurich Classic
Captain Joaquín Niemann, of Torque GC, hits from the first tee during the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) Captain Joaquín Niemann, of Torque GC, hits from a bunker on the second hole during the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) First-place individual champion captain Joaquín Niemann, center top, of Torque GC, is sprayed on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Mateo Villalba/LIV Golf via AP) Andrew Novak hits along the 2nd fairway during the final round of the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Ben Griffin, 18th green Andrew Novak, after winning the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament with teammate Andrew Novak at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Andrew Novak, right, embraces teammate Ben Griffin on the 18th green after they won the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Mao Saigo, of Japan, celebrates winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, holds the trophy after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, celebrates her birdie putt on the 18th green during a playoff of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, in yellow, jumps into the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Mao Saigo, of Japan, in yellow, prepares to dive into the water off the 18th green after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, in yellow, prepares to dive into the water off the 18th green after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Captain Joaquín Niemann, of Torque GC, hits from the first tee during the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) Captain Joaquín Niemann, of Torque GC, hits from a bunker on the second hole during the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) First-place individual champion captain Joaquín Niemann, center top, of Torque GC, is sprayed on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City at Club de Golf Chapultepec, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Naucalpan, Mexico. (Mateo Villalba/LIV Golf via AP) Andrew Novak hits along the 2nd fairway during the final round of the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Ben Griffin, 18th green Andrew Novak, after winning the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament with teammate Andrew Novak at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Andrew Novak, right, embraces teammate Ben Griffin on the 18th green after they won the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Mao Saigo, of Japan, celebrates winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, holds the trophy after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, celebrates her birdie putt on the 18th green during a playoff of the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Mao Saigo, of Japan, in yellow, jumps into the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Mao Saigo, of Japan, in yellow, prepares to dive into the water off the 18th green after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 27, 2025, in The Woodlands, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Mao Saigo of Japan won the Chevron Championship on Sunday for her first major title, making a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a five-way playoff. Saigo birdied the par-5 18th in regulation for a 2-under 74, leaving her tied with Hyo Joo Kim, Ruoning Yin, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lindy Duncan. They finished at 7-under 281 at The Club at Carlton Woods. Advertisement Saigo won on the 18th in the playoff after Yin and Jutanugarn had birdie tries lip out. Jutanugarn bogeyed the 18th in regulation after stubbing her third shot only inches. Saigo won for the first time on the LPGA Tour. She was the tour's rookie of the year last season. The 23-year-old player is the first Japanese winner in the event and the fifth major champion. She has six victories on the Japanese tour, five in 2022. Winners had been jumping into Poppie's Pond off the 18th green at Mission Hills since 1988, and Saigo became the second to do it in Texas by leaping into the brown-tinged water. She shrieked and smiled as she went in holding hands with two members of her team. Saigo took home $1.2 million from the $8 million purse. Advertisement PGA Tour AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin shot a 1-under 71 in alternate-shot play to become first-time PGA Tour winners — by one stroke — at the Zurich Classic. They finished at 28-under 260 at the Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana and Novak finally broke through after a pair of top-three finishes this month — the last a playoff loss to Justin Thomas a week ago at the RBC Heritage. Play was delayed by weather for just over 90 minutes with Novak on Griffin on the eighth hole. Masters champion Rory McIlroy and fellow Irishman Shane Lowry, the defending champions, were in contention through 12 holes, but fell to 12th — six shots behind — with three late bogeys. Advertisement Danish identical twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard narrowly missed out on a first PGA Tour win, finishing second after a 68. LIV Golf League MEXICO CITY (AP) — Joaquin Niemann won LIV Golf Mexico City for his third victory in six events this season, closing with a 6-under 65 for a three-stroke margin over Bryson DeChambeau and Lucus Herbert. Niemann finished at 16-under 197 at Club de Golf Chapultepec. The 26-year-old Chilean star also won last year in Mexico at Mayakoba. He has five LIV victories after winning twice on the PGA Tour. Herbert tied the course record with a 61, and second-round leader DeChambeau shot 70. Advertisement Legion XIII won the team competition Captain Jon Rahm (68), Tyrrell Hatton (68), Caleb Surratt (69) and Tom McKibbin (70) combined for Legion XIII's second victory of the season and sixth overall. LIV Golf Korea is next week. European Tour HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Marco Penge of England closed with a 5-under 67 for a three-shot victory in Hainan Classic for his first European tour title, coming just two months after he returned from a ban for betting on golf. The victory capped off a wild six months for Penge, which began with him narrowly keeping his European card and ended with him finishing third in the Asian Swing to earn a spot in the PGA Championship next month. Advertisement The European tour gave Penge a three-month suspension for betting on golf, though it determined he never bet on himself or on anyone in the tournaments he played. He was fined 2,000 pounds. The 26-year-old Penge finished at 17-under 271 and held off an early charge from Sean Crocker on the front nine. Crocker fell back with too many bogeys and shot 66 to finish three back along with Kristoffer Reitan (67). Keita Nakajima and Eugenio Chacarra also earned spots in the PGA Championship for leading the Asian swing. PGA Tour Champions DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Jerry Kelly won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic for his 13th PGA Tour Champions title, birdieing two of the last four holes for a one-stroke victory over Ernie Els. Advertisement The 58-year-old Kelly, tied with Els entering the round, closed with a 5-under 67 to finish at 20-under 196 at TPC Sugarloaf. He opened with a 62 on Friday and shot 67 on Saturday. Els birdied the last for a 68. He opened with rounds of 65 and 64. Steven Alker was third at 16 under after a 65. Angel Cabrera had a 68 to finish fourth at 15 under. Vijay Singh followed at 13 under after a 70. Korn Ferry Tour ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Johnny Keefer won the Veritex Bank Championship for his first Korn Ferry Tour title, closing with a 7-under 64 for a three-stroke victory over five players Keefer finished at 30-under 254 at Texas Rangers Golf Club. The 24-year-old former Baylor player opened with rounds of 63, 61 and 66. Advertisement Joshua Creel (61), 17-year-old Blades Brown (63), Zach James (64), Julian Suri (64) and Tyson Alexander (65) tied for second. Other tours Takanori Konishi captured his first Japan Golf Tour title when he closed with a 3-under 67 and won the Maezawa Cup by one shot over Shugo Imahira, who bogeyed the 18th hole for a 68. ... Minsun7 Kim closed with a 3-under 69 for a five-shot victory in the Dukshin EPC Championship on the Korea LPGA. ... Briana Chacon won the IOA Championship in Beaumont, California, for her second career Epson Tour title. She closed with a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke victory over Megan Schofill. ... Jay Card III won the Kia Open in Ecuador for his first PGA Tour Americas victory. Her close with a 1-under 71 to finish at 16-under 200, a stroke ahead of Ricardo Celia and Jake Staiano. ... Scott Hend won the Barbados Legends, finishing with a 7-under 64 for a two-stroke victory. The Australian won for the second time on the Legends Tour title. ___ AP golf:
Washington Post
08-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
LIV Golf is on Fox now — but the PGA Tour still has far bigger ratings
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With his unique, explosive swing and two wins this season under his belt, Joaquín Niemann will be among the favorites this week at the Masters. For many golf fans, this will be their first time watching the talented Chilean swing a golf club in more than eight months.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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LIV CEO says a deal with the PGA Tour isn't necessary but can work if it grows the game
LIV CEO says a deal with the PGA Tour isn't necessary but can work if it grows the game First place individual champion, captain Joaquín Niemann of Torque GC poses with the Individual Champion Event Trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP) Ben Campbell, of RangeGoats GC, hits from the 11th tee during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP) Captain Brooks Koepka, of Smash GC, hits on the 11th hole during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP) Individual Champion captain Joaquín Niemann, left, of Torque GC, celebrates with teammate Sebastián Muñoz, right, on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Mike Stobe/LIV Golf via AP) Individual Champion captain Joaquín Niemann, left, of Torque GC, celebrates with teammate Sebastián Muñoz, right, on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Mike Stobe/LIV Golf via AP) First place individual champion, captain Joaquín Niemann of Torque GC poses with the Individual Champion Event Trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Matthew Harris/LIV Golf via AP) Ben Campbell, of RangeGoats GC, hits from the 11th tee during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP) Captain Brooks Koepka, of Smash GC, hits on the 11th hole during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP) Individual Champion captain Joaquín Niemann, left, of Torque GC, celebrates with teammate Sebastián Muñoz, right, on the 18th green after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Mike Stobe/LIV Golf via AP) DORAL, Fla. (AP) — LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said Wednesday that he has not been directly involved with reunification talks between his tour and the PGA Tour since taking his job three months ago, adding that he doesn't believe such a deal is absolutely necessary. Those negotiations involving the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia have gone on for more than a year now, some of them even with President Donald Trump involved. At times, progress seems to be happening. Other times, not so much. Advertisement 'If the deal can help grow the game of golf, I'll jump in with two feet," O'Neil said at Trump National Doral, the president's course where LIV will play this weekend — and where Trump is expected to appear, possibly as early as Thursday. "Do we have to do a deal? No. Is it nice to do a deal? So long as we're all focused on the same thing, to grow the game of golf.' What that means remains unclear, and likely is one of the reasons why there is no deal yet. The divide in golf has been there for nearly three years now since LIV got off the ground. LIV players such as Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka are banned from playing on the PGA Tour. That means the world's top players are competing against one another only four times a year at the majors. 'I think we all hoped it would have been a little bit further along, and that's no secret,' Koepka said. 'No matter where you're at, you always hope everything is further along. But they're making progress, and it seems to be going in the right direction.' Advertisement Earlier this year, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan made clear that he still thinks a deal is possible. 'We believe there's room to integrate important aspects of LIV Golf into the PGA Tour platform," Monahan said last month. "We're doing everything that we can to bring the two sides together.' Monahan has said that the priority of the meetings with PIF was about reuniting all the best players more often. 'Our team is fully committed to reunification,' Monahan said. O'Neil and Monahan know each other, and O'Neil has been invited to Augusta National for the Masters next week. O'Neil said in an interview session with a handful of reporters that he's encouraged by what he's seen in his first three months at LIV. The players, he said, are much more competitive even off the course than he envisioned. He said more sponsor deals are done and waiting to be announced. He insisted that ratings will improve now that LIV is playing in North America and not during what was the middle of the night for much of the U.S. for the season's first four stops — Saudi Arabia, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Advertisement 'We don't know everything that's going on, but from what we've heard, there's a lot of positive growth and positive momentum from a sponsorship side,' DeChambeau said. O'Neil also pointed to what he says are ways LIV is growing the game, citing that 30% of its fans have never been to a golf tournament before and 40% of the crowd is female. 'We're a global sport. We're (Formula 1) of golf. F1, I imagine, has more people watching in (Asia-Pacific) when they're in Singapore than they do when they're in Miami," O'Neil said. "I like where we are. I like it a lot.' ___ AP golf:
