Joaquín Niemann fights to a tiebreaker and finishes second in his first tournament at LIV Golf

Joachim Niemann His stay at the hotel started well. LIV Golf and, after reaching the odd-numbered playoffs, he stood on the podium of the contest held in the state of Massachusetts .

At 18 holes, the Chilean was tied with American Dustin Johnson and Indian Anirban Lahir. all with -15 on their card. In the end, the American emerged victorious and the Asian shared second place with the national.

After an amazing start, the native of Talagante (-11) started the last date in Boston only behind American Talor Gooch (-12) , who did not make the podium despite being a difficult stumbling block throughout the tournament. Niemann started the round with the consistency that has characterized him throughout the competition and, after starting level on the first two holes, birdied his first. The national golfer again touched the top with -12, while Gooch had a bogey on the first hole and lost a few points.

The recipe would then be repeated, Well, with two pair in a row, another birdie would fall on the sixth hole. The North American, meanwhile, would tie it after birdying on five and six. Both reduced and managed to hold 13 strokes under par.

The fight for the competition ignited more than ever with the solidity of the leaders, who faced with the slightest error could be overtaken by one another or by one of their pursuers. Thai Sadom Kaewkanjana (-12), Johnson (-12), Lahiri (-11), Australian Cameron Smith (-11), Briton Lee Westwood (-11) and American Jason Kokrak (-11) are remained threatening against any fault.

The best golfer in the history of the country again stored in the 8. The talagantino scored -14 on his card and was one stroke away from Gooch, Kaewkanjana and Johnson, who attacked with everything and moved into second place thanks to a series of birdies.

Three pars in a row passed before the Chilean lost the chance to add another birdie, as on the 12th hole he missed a short shot and sealed his fourth par in a row. Johnson reduced and matched Joaco’s 14 cents. A hole later, Niemann gave up the lead. The 23-year-old stayed on the par line and the American birdied again.

However, on the 14th hole would come the first and only penalty of the day for the national. Team captain Torque GC was 13 under par, while Johnson continued to birdie and cement himself at the top of the standings with a -15 card. With two holes to go, Niemann cut back again and was in second place with a series of golfers, all with -14 cards. Next, Westwood and Smith would enter the fight and come in at 15 under par. The final open mesmerized those present in Boston.

After the tournament, Niemann and Lahiri birdied and would settle at -15 alongside Johnson . Instead, Smith and Westwood missed a podium opportunity and closed their race at 14 under par.

To define the winner, the 18th hole was repeated. There the American condemned the playoffs with an eagle and won the four million dollars. Lahiri and Niemann, meanwhile, shared the second position and shared the 3,625,000 million in second and third place.

The winning team was 4 Aces , which closed with a sum of -32 under par and won three million dollars to be divided among its four members. The podium was completed by Crushers and Majestics, who took $1.5 million and $500,000 respectively. Torque, a team born in Talagante, closed their participation in fifth place and found themselves without receiving any money, because only those who entered the triumphant list obtained profits.

The next challenge for the best golfer in the history of Chile will take place in just under two weeks. The next LIV event will not move from the country of 50 states and will be played in Chicago. Between September 16 and 18 in full celebration of national holidays, the national will highlight its quality to show why it came to the super league as a star.