Joaquin Niemann gained the LIV Golf UK on the JCB Golf and Nation Membership in Rocester on Sunday to register his fifth title of the 2025 season. The Chilean carded a spherical of 68 to beat an in-form Bubba Watson on ultimate day and bag the winner’s $4 million paycheck from the Saudi-backed collection occasion’s $20 million prize purse. Following this, the 26-year-old has claimed that he “does not play for the cash”.
Niemann is on target to take the LIV Golf Particular person Championship this season with 5 wins and 9 top-25 finishes from 11 begins. Apparently, the outcomes have helped Niemann bag $21,212,762 whereas his PGA Tour counterpart Scottie Scheffler banked a circuit file incomes of over $19 million after his Open Championship victory earlier this month. Regardless of this, the Torque GC captain has acknowledged that he doesn’t take note of the “lot of cash at stake” at LIV occasions.
Replying to a media-person congratulating him for beating Scottie Scheffler in season earnings, Joaquin Niemann mentioned, as quoted by ASAP Sports activities:
“It is nice. (Laughter) … Undoubtedly some huge cash at stake, however I do not play for the cash.”
The champion golfer dubbed “making an attempt to win” his “greatest problem”. Notably, the he laughed whereas being knowledgeable that he’s earned greater than Scheffler this yr, regardless of the latter profitable two main championships. He added that he would have been ‘pi**ed’ if Watson managed to beat him on Sunday.
Joaquin Niemann added:
“I really feel like, every time I used to be there on the course feeling that competitors, I really feel like generally making an attempt to win for me might be one of many greatest problem. That is why I believe it form of turned fairly powerful in the course of the spherical at present having Bubba (Watson) arising fairly scorching.
All I need to do is win. I need to be the very best within the discipline. Yeah, I do not actually take into consideration the cash once I’m in that scenario. I really feel like if Bubba would’ve beat me I might be fairly pi**ed and never completely satisfied. Yeah, and I believe cash is not going to change that feeling.”
LIV Golf’s prime earners explored ft. Joaquin Niemann
Regardless of his win, Joaquin Niemann dropped three locations from 95 to 98th on the Official World Golf Rating (OWGR) as LIV is but to qualify for rating factors. The breakaway tour additionally doesn’t act as a pathway for Main championships or worldwide occasions. Nonetheless, he has thus far bagged over a whopping sum of $21 million from the breakaway tour.
Niemann’s 5 titles at LIV Adelaide, Singapore, Mexico Metropolis, Virginia and United Kingdom, put him atop the circuit’s season earners listing. In the meantime, Bryson DeChambeau, who sits third on the person season standings with one win, trails the Chilean with $9,721,643 within the financial institution. Apparently, Jon Rahm with no wins sits third with $9,483,791 earnings, owing to his constant top-10 finishes.
Listed beneath are the top-20 LIV Golf earners thus far in 2025 (Up to date after LIV Golf UK):
- 1: Joaquin Niemann – $21,212,762
- 2: Bryson DeChambeau – $9,721,643
- 3: Jon Rahm – $9,483,791
- 4: Talor Gooch – $8,108,750
- 5: Patrick Reed – $7,634,583
- 6: Sergio Garcia – $7,516,583
- 7: Adrian Meronk – $6,038,655
- 8: Marc Leishman – $6,358,893
- 9: Dean Burmester – $5,675,833
- 10: Sebastian Munoz – $5,346,286
- 11: Lucas Herbert – $5,325,083
- 12: Paul Casey – $4,399,726
- 13: Charles Howell III – $4,576,464
- 14: Charl Schwartzel – $4,719,090
- 15: Abraham Ancer – $5,307,750
- 16: Carlos Ortiz – $4,916,083
- 17: David Puig – $4,437,893
- 18: Anirban Lahiri – $4,303,964
- 19: Tom McKibbin – $4,025,601
- 20: Bubba Watson – $5,108,172
LIV Golf will journey to the Bolingbrook Golf Membership subsequent for the LIV Chicago occasion from August 08-10.
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Edited by Vishnu Mohan