The Chilean maintains his mathematical chance of being the monarch of the year this weekend. Achieving this would earn him an incredible amount of money, unprecedented in the national sport.
Joaquín Niemann can achieve his big goal of the year this Sunday. The Chilean leads the annual LIV Golf ranking and a series of combinations can lead him to win the major title. Of course, his performance in the first two days of the Greenbrier was not the best.
Scenarios for the Chilean to win the prize at The Old White They indicate that if he is first and scores 40 points, he will win the title in case Jon Rahm finishes below third place. If Talagante is second and accumulates 30 points, he must see that the Spaniard is not in the top six and that Tyrrell Hatton does not win. If Joaco finishes third, he has 24 positive points, he will be careful that the Hispanic finishes further behind 11th place and that the Englishman is neither first nor second. If Niemann is fourth (18 points), he will have to see that Rahm is not in the top 18 and that the Briton leaves the podium. A fifth place would give the trophy to Niemann in case the Iberian is not in the top 24 and with Hatton outside the top three.
The national athlete will not be able to win the annual title if he finishes outside the top five, since the Spaniard would retain the mathematical chance of achieving it at the LIV Golf in Chicago. “This is the type of competition we are looking for. But it is also a challenge for me, an extra motivation to keep working hard, trying to do my best and fighting for every shot, because at the end of the season, every shot counts. “I’m trying to do everything I can and finish the season the right way,” Niemann said heading into the weekend.
Beyond the math, these have not been the best days for Joaco. He is currently ranked 20th at the Greenbrier and Rahm is the leader, so he will most likely have to wait another month to seek his consecration. Unless there is a historic comeback on the last day and a resounding fall for the European.
An incredible well
When Niemann won the Mayakoba tournament in February, his winnings were a substantial US$26,363,984. Numbers that continue to increase. If he wins the year in LIV, he will pocket an additional $18 million. Second place in the course takes 8 million and third place 4 million.
It is worth recalling that this is $4 million in the Arab Funds League per competition won. Additionally, Torque GC is still fighting for the podium. They are currently fourth in the annual standings.
Source: Latercera
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