Cameron Smith is rejuvenated after strong showing at LIV Golf UK that was only held back by rustiness in his usually elite short game, but the major winner is hungry to finish off the LIV season strong before making his way back to the Australian summer of golf.
Joaquin Niemann almost toyed with his peers at LIV Golf Virginia, allowing veteran major champions like Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Graeme McDowell to wind back the clock and feel those competitive juices again.
With dance music blaring, live visual effects erupting and Mexico City fans standing almost on top of the tee box at the par-3 18th at Club Golf Chapultepec, Joaquin Niemann’s path to earning a start at the US Open was unique.
The top player not already exempt into the US Open field after the Korea event in early May will qualify. It’s the only major championship this year for which Niemann has not yet qualified.
[PHOTO: Quinn Harris] When Jon Rahm made his highly publicised move to LIV Golf last December, it is unlikely he pictured the following scenario – that he would claim the league’s season-long individual championship at LIV Golf Chicago on the same day that Rory McIlroy would be trying to win the DP World Tour’s Irish Read more…
As LIV Golf draws the curtain on its individual season, the league’s top two players will press on with what they do best: blocking out the noise and focusing on the tournament at hand.
Joaquin Niemann has aired his latest grievance, this time about the International Presidents Cup team roster. Mainly, his absence from it, among other LIV players.
After lifting the trophies in front of record crowds in 2023, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai have today confirmed they will defend their titles at the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne.
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