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Fox Sports
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- Fox Sports
LIV Golf Virginia: Joaquin Niemann wins; Crushers GC take team title
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Joaquin Niemann was once again the man to emerge from a crowded leaderboard to claim victory at LIV Golf Virginia. The Chilean shot an 8-under-63 to earn his sixth LIV Golf win, which is the most of any player. On the team leaderboard, Crushers GC earned its eighth LIV win, which is the most of any team. Crushers GC has now won back-to-back team trophies after finishing first at LIV Golf Korea last month. Captain Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri and Charles Howell III have made up the Crushers since the team's inception. The individual leaderboard was jam-packed with superstars, including HyFlyers GC captain Phil Mickelson and DeChambeau, but also featured past major champions looking to win after long droughts. Smash GC's Graeme McDowell and RangeGoats GC captain Bubba Watson were both in contention until the bitter end. The veterans in the mix played well enough, but Niemann showed once again that he's nearly impossible to beat on Sundays when he's in the mix. Lahiri, who was the 36-hole leader, suffered yet another heartbreak. He finished in a tie for 2nd after shooting a 3-under-68. The runner-up was the fifth in Lahiri's LIV Golf career. Martin Kaymer, the 18-hole co-leader, shot a 1-under-70 to finish tied for eighth — his best finish ever on LIV Golf. Ben Campbell of RangeGoats GC set a LIV Golf record for consecutive birdies made in a single round with seven. The Kiwi birdied the 13th hole through the first hole and ended up shooting a 62. Lee Westwood also shot 62 to match Campbell's low round of the week. Westwood's 62 tied his career-low round on LIV Golf. Thomas Pieters of 4Aces GC shot an 8-under-63. Jinichiro Kozuma and Brendan Steele also had impressive Sunday performances and each shot 7-under 64's. Fourteen LIV players will now turn their attention to the U.S. Open next week at Oakmont Country Club before LIV Golf Dallas takes place June 27-29. TEAM SCORES LIV Golf's new scoring format this season now involves all four scores now counting in every round in the team competition. Here are the results and scores for each team after Sunday's Round 3 of LIV Golf Virginia. 1. CRUSHERS GC -36 2. 4ACES GC -34 3. SMASH GC -31 4. TORQUE GC -25 5. RANGEGOATS GC -24 6. LEGION XIII -21 7. STINGER GC -20 8. HYFLYERS GC -19 9. CLEEKS GOLF CLUB -14 10. IRON HEADS GC -8 11. MAJESTICKS GC -6 T12. RIPPER GC -4 T12. FIREBALLS GC -4 This piece is courtesy of Mike McAllister in partnership with LIV Golf . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily . FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience LIV Golf recommended Get more from LIV Golf Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
NBC Sports
a day ago
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- NBC Sports
Joaquin Niemann wins again on LIV; Phil Mickelson T-4 after insane flop-shot hole-out
GAINESVILLE, Va. — Joaquin Niemann of Chile won LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday for his fourth victory in the Saudi-funded tour's first eight events of the season, closing with an 8-under 63 to beat Graeme McDowell and Anirban Lahiri by a stroke. Niemann broke out of a logjam at the top with birdies on Nos. 14-17 and parred the par-4 18th to finish at 15-under 198 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The 26-year-old Niemann also won this year in Australia, Singapore and Mexico. He has six career LIV victories after winning twice on the PGA Tour. McDowell shot 66, and second-round leader Lahiri had a 68. Bryson DeChambeau, preparing for his U.S. Open title defense at Oakmont, had a 65 to tie for fourth with Phil Mickelson, who had an insane flop-shot hole-out for birdie on his way to a 65, and Bubba Watson (67) at 13 under. Phil Mickelson. Unbelievable. Jon Rahm was tied for eighth at 10 under after a 68. DeChambeau and Lahiri led the Crushers to the team title.
Fox Sports
a day ago
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- Fox Sports
Niemann wins LIV Golf Virginia for 4th victory in the Saudi-funded tour's first 8 events of the year
Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann of Chile won LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday for his fourth victory in the Saudi-funded tour's first eight events of the season, closing with an 8-under 63 to beat Graeme McDowell and Anirban Lahiri by a stroke. Niemann broke out of a logjam at the top with birdies on Nos. 14-17 and parred the par-4 18th to finish at 15-under 198 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The 26-year-old Niemann also won this year in Australia, Singapore and Mexico. He has six career LIV victories after winning twice on the PGA Tour. McDowell shot 66, and second-round leader Lahiri had a 68. Bryson DeChambeau, preparing for his U.S. Open title defense at Oakmont, had a 65 to tie for fourth with Phil Mickelson (65) and Bubba Watson (67) at 13 under. Jon Rahm was 10 under after a 68. DeChambeau and Lahiri led the Crushers to the team title. ___ AP golf: recommended
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Niemann wins LIV Golf Virginia for 4th victory in the Saudi-funded tour's first 8 events of the year
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann of Chile won LIV Golf Virginia on Sunday for his fourth victory in the Saudi-funded tour's first eight events of the season, closing with an 8-under 63 to beat Graeme McDowell and Anirban Lahiri by a stroke. Niemann broke out of a logjam at the top with birdies on Nos. 14-17 and parred the par-4 18th to finish at 15-under 198 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The 26-year-old Niemann also won this year in Australia, Singapore and Mexico. He has six career LIV victories after winning twice on the PGA Tour. McDowell shot 66, and second-round leader Lahiri had a 68. Bryson DeChambeau, preparing for his U.S. Open title defense at Oakmont, had a 65 to tie for fourth with Phil Mickelson (65) and Bubba Watson (67) at 13 under. Jon Rahm was 10 under after a 68. DeChambeau and Lahiri led the Crushers to the team title. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. ___ AP golf:
France 24
a day ago
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- France 24
Chile's Niemann wins in Virginia for fourth LIV Golf title this year
The 26-year-old South American birdied four of the last five holes to finish on 15-under 198 after 54 holes at rainy par-71 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in suburban Virginia. "Being able to deliver today made me pretty proud," Niemann said. Coming off his best major finish with a share of eighth in last month's PGA Championship, Niemann defeated India's Anirban Lahiri and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell by one stroke. Niemann captured his record sixth career crown in the Saudi-backed series and took his fourth victory in eight events this season after wins at Adelaide, Singapore and Mexico City. Niemann birdied four of the first eight holes to start his round then reeled off four birdies in a row starting at the par-five 14th to seize the lead. "I felt like I was all day just behind," Niemann said. "The only word I was telling myself from last night was just have faith." He will test himself next week at Oakmont as he tries for his first major crown. "I still feel like I'm pretty far away from winning one," he said. "I'm just happy to be playing at the US Open. It's going to be a great course, pretty tough conditions. I'm looking forward to the challenge and to have a fun week." Reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, in his final tuneup before defending at Oakmont, shared fourth on 200 with fellow Americans Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson and Belgium 's Thomas Pieters. Past US Open winners Jon Rahm of Spain and Martin Kaymer of Germany shared eighth on 203. LIV's shotgun start was moved up to try and avoid bad weather but play was still interrupted twice. Lahiri and McDowell shared the lead at 12-under when a 43-minute heavy rain delay struck. Once play resumed, McDowell birdied 12 to seize the solo lead before a lightning delay struck and heavy rain began to flood greens. Play resumed after 97 minutes and Watson grabbed a share of the lead with his third consecutive birdie, a tap-in at the par-five 14th. Lahiri, Niemann, Pieters and DeChambeau birdied to make it six players tied for the lead before the Chilean pulled away. At 16, Niemann sank his third birdie in a row to grab the lead alone, then at the par-four 17th he dropped his approach inches from the hole and tapped in for another birdie to seize a two-stroke lead on 15-under. McDowell and Lahiri each birdied 17 but couldn't birdie 18 to force a playoff. New Zealand's Ben Campbell set an 18-hole course record with a nine-under 62 to share 19th on 207, matching a LIV record with seven consecutive birdies from the 13th through first holes. DeChambeau's Crushers won the team event on 36-under, defeating Pieters's 4Aces by two shots.
