Joaquin Niemann

Joaquin Niemann did it again on Sunday.

In the fourth time of the season, the 26-year-old Chilean gathered the final hoarse final to win on the golf tour. Niemann entered four games with 36-hole leader Anirban Lahiri, but Sunday’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Club beat Lahiri and Graeme McDowell with a stroke to beat Lahiri and Graeme McDowell on Sunday’s match. Earlier this season, Niemann launched his final round of 65 (under 7) to win the championship at Liv Adelaide. He beat Singapore with 65 (6) and beat Bryson DeChambeau with a final 65 (six) to win Lef Singapore and Barnstein Storm Mexico City.

Niemann now has six victories in his LIV golf career, but a bigger problem is looming when Oakmont on the deck opens the 2025 U.S. Open.

Niemann is a talented golfer who has not yet reached his peak. After Data Golf won Liv Virginia, Niemann ranked eighth in the world. The only names ahead of him: Scheffler, McIlroy, Dechambeau, Rahm, Thomas, Fleetwood and Morikawa.

Neiman’s talent is undeniable. He is one of the best batsmen in the world.

But the main champion success put Neiman in trouble. Before he finished T8 at Quail Hollow’s 2025 PGA Championship, Niemann’s best result in the biggest stage of golf was the T16 at the 2023 Masters. In fact, this is the only time that Neiman has beaten the top 20 in his 23rd major start.

He finished the top ten at the 24th main start, but he knew he still had a lot to prove in the big championship, starting with a rigorous test expected in Oakmont.

“Well, it’s hard to be patient everywhere,” Neiman said of the profession after winning Liv Virginia. “I’m so happy to be playing at the U.S. Open. It would be a great course with very difficult conditions. I’m just looking forward to this challenge and having a great week. ”

Niemann entered the U.S. Open with USGA’s new LIV golf waiver, a top player in Liv Golf’s individual rankings, who have not yet been exempted until May 19. Niemann won three wins at the time and easily voted for Oakmont.

Niemann finished the game at Quail Hollow’s T8, giving some of his major champions a lighter weight. It’s a nice yellow Wikipedia box that was missing before, but Neiman is not a factor in Charlotte’s weekend lawsuit. He played well before the eventual winner Scottie Scheffler and other contender Teed beat him, but he didn’t fight.

Niemann’s next step is to have high-quality games to support his claim that he is one of the best in the world and he starts to be the weekend factor for the big championships.

Neiman learns about the questions surrounding his thin championship record and why his games are not translated in those games. He is working to change that narrative and thinks that as he accumulates major experience, his game will eventually shine there.

“It’s always in my heart,” Neman said. “I know there’s some pressure here and I’m not doing well in my major. I feel like it’s just a learning process. At the end of the day, it’s still a golf tournament. Sometimes I sometimes feel more uncomfortable in some situations, but I feel like I’m learning to get better in those situations.

“It’s just another golf game. Not only that, I didn’t say anything.”