Niemann settles for 70, leads Rahm, Burmester by 4 on LIV

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Joaquin Niemann goes into the ultimate spherical of LIV Golf Mayakoba with a four-shot lead with out having a spherical within the 60s. A day after Niemann shot 59, he needed to accept a 1-under 70 on Saturday to keep up management.

Masters champion Jon Rahm, the largest identify to signal with the Saudi-funded league through the offseason, overcame an early bogey to submit a 67 and be a part of Dean Burmester (66) within the group attempting to trace down Niemann.

That is the opening occasion within the third season of LIV Golf with its 54 holes and shotgun begin.

Niemann was at 13-under 129.

Niemann had a gap spherical through which every thing felt simple. This was extra of a grind. He bounced again from an early bogey with three birdies over a five-hole stretch to shut out the entrance 9 at El Camaleon.

At one level, Burmester had lower the result in two photographs after Niemann made a pair of bogeys, however the 25-year-old Chilean birdied the par-3 fifteenth and Burmester bogeyed his final two holes.

Burmester and Niemann are amongst LIV gamers who thrived within the offseason. Nieman received the Australian Open. Burmester received his native South African Open and Joburg Open in successive weeks in joint European tour and Sunshine Tour occasions.