JOAQUIN NIEMANN
BIO
Birth Date – November 7, 1998
Birth Place – Santiago de Chile, Chile
Residence – Santiago de Chile, Chile
ABOUT JOAQUÍN
Has held the No. 1 ranking in the WAGR since May 2017 and never gave it away until he turned pro.
Participated the 2018 Masters Tournament as amateur as well as the 2017 US Open.
Joaquin made an impressive debut on the PGA Tour:
In his very first tournament on the PGA Tour (as amateur), the 2017 Greenbrier Classic, he shot a remarkable 64 on the final round to finish Top-30 after rounds of 68 – 68 – 75
Chilean Sportsman of the Year 2018
Joaquin joined LIV Golf as team captain Torque GC
VICTORIES / CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Nominated to play on the 2019 Presidents Cup International Team.
Broke the top 100 OWGR in 2019 as youngest player ever.
In 2018, earned PGA TOUR card at age 19 in just his eighth TOUR start as a professional. When he turned professional in 2018, forfeited exemptions into the U.S. Open and Open Championship that year.
Secures his first PGA Tour victory in 2019 at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
Wins his second PGA Tour title at the prestigious 2022 Genesis Invitational
Team winner 2024 LIV Golf Mayakoba
Team winner 2024 LIV Golf Jeddah
Winner 2023 ISPS HANDA Australian Open
Team winner 2023 LIV Golf Orlando
Team winner 2023 LIV Golf Washington D.C.
2021 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba T5
2021 Sony Open in Hawaii T2
2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions 2nd
2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic T2
2020 BMW Championship T3
2019 Travelers Championship T5
2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic T5
2018 Valero Texas Open 6th
2018 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier T5
2018 The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide T6
Winner of the 2018 ABIERTO LOS LEONES by 14 strokes.