Rory McIlroy battled 35mph gusts and a stop-start pace of play to card a one-under 71 at the Irish Open, sitting four shots off Joaquin Niemann’s course-record 65. “I hung in there,” McIlroy said, as Daniel Hillier led the Australian charge in tough conditions at Doonbeg.
Joaquin Niemann has cruised to a wire-to-wire win at LIV Golf New York, as Jon Rahm locked up a third consecutive season-long points title despite his career-worst result in the league.
Joaquin Niemann has gone wire-to-wire to win LIV Golf New York, his ninth title in three years, as Jon Rahm secured a third consecutive season points title despite a disappointing final round.
Joaquin Niemann’s five-shot lead has been trimmed to two after a shaky third round at LIV Golf New York, with Harold Varner III charging into second place.
Lucas Herbert’s purple patch continues, the Australian firing a bogey-free five-under 66 to move within two shots of leader Joaquin Niemann at LIV Golf New York.
There’s a strong chance golf fans will be watching Chacarra’s relentless brand of golf on the PGA Tour next year after towering Spaniard walloped the field at the Italian Open on Sunday to collect his second DP World Tour title in three weeks.
Joaquin Niemann became the first player in major championship history to receive a two-stroke penalty for throwing a club, then responded with rounds of 65 and 66 to nearly pull off an extraordinary comeback at the 2026 US Open.
Niemann has two more individual LIV events to close out the season, for which all signs point towards him winning the season-long points race. He holds a huge lead over Jon Rahm.
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.
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