Talagantino overcame difficult moments to take a slight advantage over the Spaniard on the last date of the circuit. The Chilean will have to finish ahead of his rival in the general classification to be crowned.
All or nothing. That’s the slogan of Joaquin Niemann to face the definition of LIV Golf in Chicago. He is less than three points behind the Spaniard Jon Rahm and the last step in the Saudi capital circuit will be the one that will hand over the title and the 18 million dollars to one or the other. For this, The Chilean had to start hitting hard to overcome the distance with his rival. And he did so, as he finished the day in fourth place, with 68 strokes (-2), one less than his opponent, who is eleventh.
Both started from the first hole at Bolingbrook Golf Club and the key would be in the solidity with which each would face the difficult moments of the round. In the first six flags, neither had a difference and both were tied on the field. However, in the seventh, the Hispanic made the first bird afternoon on a par four, but Joaco on the next one returned the kindness and He also hit a shot off the course, also on a par four hole.
At the 10th hole, Talagantino took advantage of the momentum and was once again remarkable to achieve a bird. And although at the 11th the first bogey In the 13th and 14th, the Chilean once again took advantage of the former world number one, with new passes. However, a double bogey In the 15th he complicated things after a bad start. To make matters worse, the Spaniard had managed to leave the field in the 14th minute and, thanks to the error of Eduardo Miquel’s pupil, he had surpassed him on the scoreboard.
The last three flags have caused a lot of emotion and Rahm also failed. He did it at the penultimate flag, which made it all the same as it was at the beginning. But Niemann wasn’t willing to go back to level after the first round. In the 17th, after a good opening shot and better definition with the putter I have a new one bird on a par 3 hole a success that ignites enthusiasm, since he has fulfilled the objective of finishing ahead of his rival in the general classification. And now, he is only two laps away from winning the crown of the LIVGolf.
The leader of the competition is the American Brooks Koepka, who finished the day with a notable record of 62 hits (-8).
The myth does not bounce back
Guillermo Pereira, the other Chilean in the Torque GC team, is struggling to emerge from the opaque season he has had. He got off to another bad start and finished 38th, tied with eight other players.
The Pirque native had a day to forget, with a card of 73 shots (+3). Made three doubles bogeymen, A bogey and five birds , This leaves him far from the leading positions and with the bitter taste of a rather irregular year.
Source: Latercera
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