Niemann Lands Fifth Liv Golf Title Of Season In Uk

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-17 J Niemann (Chi); -14 B Watson (US); -13 C Surratt (US); -11 Talor Gooch (US)

Selected others: -10 J Rahm (Spa); -7 P Casey (Eng), T McKibbin (NI); -5 T Hatton (Eng); -3 R Bland (Eng)

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Chile's Joaquin Niemann won nan UK limb of nan LIV Golf circuit for his 5th title of nan season.

It came aft nan 26-year-old parted ways pinch his coach and caddie aft missing nan trim astatine nan Open earlier this month.

Niemann started nan last information pinch a six-shot lead astatine nan JCB Golf and Country Club successful Rocester.

And a dependable information of 68, including 5 birdies and a bogey, near his rivals pinch a spread that proved excessively large to close.

Nearest challenger Bubba Watson did make a bold effort arsenic his six-under 65 - featuring a tally of 4 birdies and 2 eagles connected nan backmost 9 - threatened to make things interesting.

Niemann admitted emotion immoderate unit earlier he settled to decorativeness 3 shots clear connected 17 under.

"I felt for illustration coming I was beautiful calm, beautiful chill, until Bubba started playing golf," he said.

"He made it reliable for me. I was really emotion nan unit connected 13, 14, but, yeah, conscionable enactment successful nan present. Yeah, was capable to deed a awesome changeable connected 15. After that, [it] put maine backmost into my place."

American Watson's 14 nether was nan two-time awesome winner's champion LIV Golf finish.

Niemann's occurrence successful Staffordshire followed ones successful Adelaide, Singapore, Mexico City and Virginia this play arsenic he became nan first subordinate to registry 5 wins successful a play connected nan LIV tour.

Jon Rahm's Legion XIII won nan squad arena arsenic he, Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin and Caleb Surratt vanished pinch a mixed people of 35 under.