PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Joaquin Niemann outlasted Sergio Garcia smartly next sundown Sunday within the season-opening LIV Golfing Mayakoba, creating a 12-foot birdie putt from the perimeter at the fourth hollow of a playoff with the golf green lit via a massive video display screen.
Niemann received his first LIV Golfing name two days next opening with a 12-under 59 — and a week next having 2 penalty strokes tacked onto his second-round ranking for taking mistaken bliss on a release from a cart trail at the thirteenth hollow.
That left the 25-year-old Chilean 2 photographs forward getting into the general around. He closed with a 1-under 70, parring the general two holes to check Garcia at 12-under 201 at El Camaleon. Garcia parred the general 3 holes of legislation in a 66.
Niemann had putts to win at the par-4 18th in legislation and once more at the first two remaining journeys i’m sick the outlet, later survived at the 3rd playoff hollow when Garcia neglected a 10-foot birdie effort.
Niemann and Garcia not possible for him another hollow within the fading luminous, and Garcia gave Niemann a bulky opening when he left his means from the green smartly proper in deep tough. The 44-year-old Spanish participant’s flop shot raced via the precise edge, and Niemann adopted with the winner within the longest playoff within the Saudi-funded league’s three-year historical past.
Niemann received the Australian Clear in December with an eagle in a playoff in opposition to Rikuya Hoshino.
Masters champion Jon Rahm, the largest title to signal with the LIV Golfing league all through the offseason, secured for 3rd at 10 beneath in his excursion debut.
Connect for the supremacy with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70. He drove left into hassle at the seventeenth and located a fairway bunker off the tee on 18.
The Spanish big name did supremacy Legion XIII to the staff name, 4 strokes forward of Bryson DeChambeau-led Crushers GC.
Dean Burmester additionally was once 10 beneath next a 70. Protecting champion Charles Howell III (68) secured for 5th at 8 beneath with Dustin Johnson (67) and Brooks Koepka (68).
The excursion is headed to Las Vegas for an match that begins Thursday.
