The millionaire prize that Joaquín Niemann obtained in his successful debut at LIV

Joaquín Niemann had a spectacular weekend in his debut playing at LIV Golf. Still staying at the top of the competition, the national athlete reached the final day with the obvious possibility of winning the title.

Indeed, after the dispute of the last 18 holes, the Chilean was tied for first place with the American Dustin Johnson and the Indian Anirban Lahir with a final card of -15. .

For the same reason, to define the winner, it was decided to play a tiebreaker round. The 18th hole was repeated and there the North American condemned the Playoff with a Eagletaking the corresponding four million dollars for the winner.

Lahiri and Niemann, for their part, ended up sharing second place and sharing the $3,625,000 available to those who reached second and third place. That is, the Chilean golfer on his first LIV golf appearance ended up pocketing $1,812,500. .

After the definition, Niemann commented on the official tournament channels that “I did everything I could. I made some good late putts, but they didn’t make it. That’s how things are. I think one day he will give it back to me ”.

In turn Lahiri, who had the opportunity to reach 16 under par, but his eagle putt on the 18th hole exploded. “It was really nice to buckle up for the back nine and play a little golf. Very proud of the shots I made. A bit of a shame, but sometimes it happens like that “, he summarized.

For his part, Johnson commented that “I wanted to finally get my first win here . I feel like I had a really good chance to win every week, but I didn’t play as well on Sunday as I would have liked. But I played really well today,” said the player who had finished in the top five in the last two events.

Now, Niemann’s next challenge is just under two weeks away. The next LIV event will take place in Chicago from September 16-18. This will be a new opportunity for Niemann to showcase his talent.