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Joaquin Niemann scores another meaningless win on LIV Golf

By Jack Dougherty | Last updated Jul 28, 2025 2:41 PM ET

Joaquin Niemann shot 65-63-68 at JCB Golf and Country Club to win LIV Golf United Kingdom by a comfortable three shots. The Chilean now has more wins than Scottie Scheffler in 2025, but it's still hard to take him seriously.

All five of Niemann's victories this year have come in the LIV Golf League. He's won nearly half of LIV's 11 tournaments this season, and four of them were by a margin of at least three shots. When you look at the leaderboards of these tournaments, though, the victories lose their luster.

At LIV Golf UK, Niemann outlasted 46-year-old Bubba Watson, who has only three top-20 finishes in major championships since his 2014 Masters win. He beat 45-year-old Graeme McDowell and 38-year-old Anirban Lahiri by three shots at LIV Golf Virginia. At LIV Golf Singapore, a struggling Brooks Koepka and journeyman Ben Campbell were the only players within six shots of Niemann's winning score.

Stop us if you've heard it before... Joaquin Niemann takes home another win!

UK is his 5th LIV Golf title of the year. pic.twitter.com/PevD6HSeuB
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) July 27, 2025

LIV Golf doesn't have a deep talent pool. When Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm don't have their A games, it's quite easy for a player with Niemann's skill to separate from the pack.

What Niemann is doing on LIV Golf is impressive. There's no denying that. The 26-year-old has nine worldwide wins since the start of 2024, but he could win nine more in similar fields, and he still wouldn't be considered one of the elite players in the world.

Niemann has played in 26 major championships in his career, and he has only one top-15 finish. He's missed the cut nine times.

Niemann finished T29 at the Masters this year after making the cut on the number. Two weeks later, he won LIV Golf Mexico City. After winning LIV Golf Virginia in June, he showed up to the U.S. Open the next week and shot +10 to miss the cut. He missed the cut again at the Open Championship, and—you guessed it—won a LIV event seven days later.

Professional golfers are remembered for their performances in major championships. Niemann can win all the exhibition tournaments he wants, but none of those victories will matter until he contends at a major.

Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty has been writing professionally since 2015, contributing to publications such as GoPSUSports. com, Centre Daily Times, Associated Press, and Sportscasting. com

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