Niemann wins LIV Golf Adelaide to claim third title

LIV Golf Adelaide – final leaderboard

-13 J Niemann (Chi); -10 A Ancer (Mex), C Ortiz (Mex); -9 D Puig (Spa); -8 R Bland (Eng); -7 J Rahm (Spa)

Selected others: -6 B Koepka (US), S Horsfield (Eng), T McKibbin (NI); -4 S Garcia (Spa), B DeChambeau (US); -2 P Mickleson (US), T Hatton (Eng); -1 C Smith (Aus)

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Chile’s Joaquin Niemann shot a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to win the LIV Golf Adelaide title by three shots at the Grange Golf Club in Australia.

Niemann, 26, started the final round three shots off the pace but had four birdies in his opening nine holes as he won his third LIV title on 13 under.

Mexican pair Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz, who had started the final round jointly in the lead with England’s Sam Horsfield, both shot 71 to finish tied second on 10 under.

“I’m starting to feel the chills now,” Niemann said.

“I didn’t want to get out of the game rhythm because you never know what could happen, but now I feel that relief and it feels awesome.”

Ancer, who plays for Fireballs with Sergio Garcia, Luis Masaveu and David Puig, won the team event, six shots ahead of Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII.

Garcia said: “It’s bittersweet with Abe (Ancer), the way he played, he was there the whole day and it would’ve been nice to get the double.”

Niemann and Ancer were battling throughout the final round but Ancer faltered first, dropping his first shot of the day on the 14th. He reclaimed it with a birdie on the 16th but missed the fairway on the next hole as he registered another bogey that gave Niemann breathing space.

Horsfield, who started the final round level with Ancer and Ortiz on nine under, ended joint seventh after closing with a three-over 75.

Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin was also in the group sharing seventh spot after he closed with a 69.