Joaquin Niemann outlasts Sergio Garcia, wins LIV Golf cease

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Joaquin Niemann outlasted Sergio Garcia effectively after sundown Sunday within the season-opening LIV Golf Mayakoba, making a 12-foot birdie putt from the perimeter on the fourth gap of a playoff with the inexperienced lit by a big video display.

Niemann gained his first LIV Golf title two days after opening with a 12-under 59 — and a day after having 2 penalty strokes tacked onto his second-round rating for taking incorrect aid on a drop from a cart path on the thirteenth gap.

That left the 25-year-old Chilean 2 photographs forward coming into the ultimate spherical. He closed with a 1-under 70, parring the ultimate two holes to match Garcia at 12-under 201 at El Camaleon. Garcia parred the ultimate three holes of regulation in a 66.

Niemann had putts to win on the par-4 18th in regulation and once more on the primary two further journeys down the opening, then survived on the third playoff gap when Garcia missed a 10-foot birdie attempt.

Niemann and Garcia determined to play yet one more gap within the fading mild, and Garcia gave Niemann an enormous opening when he left his strategy from the green effectively proper in deep tough. The 44-year-old Spanish participant’s flop shot raced by the best edge, and Niemann adopted with the winner within the longest playoff within the Saudi-funded league’s three-year historical past.

Niemann gained the Australian Open in December with an eagle in a playoff towards Rikuya Hoshino.

Masters champion Jon Rahm, the most important identify to signal with the LIV Golf league in the course of the offseason, tied for third at 10 below in his tour debut.

Tied for the lead with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70. He drove left into hassle on the seventeenth and located a fairway bunker off the tee on 18.

The Spanish star did lead Legion XIII to the staff title, 4 strokes forward of Bryson DeChambeau-led Crushers GC.

Dean Burmester additionally was 10 below after a 70. Defending champion Charles Howell III (68) tied for fifth at 8 below with Dustin Johnson (67) and Brooks Koepka (68).

The tour is headed to Las Vegas for an occasion that begins Thursday.