Busan, South Korea: Chile’s Joaquin Niemann outlasted American Talor Gooch in a playoff to win LIV Golf Korea on Sunday, as Bryson DeChambeau fell just short with a final-day charge.
Niemann birdied the par-4 first extra hole at Asiad Country Club in Busan after a sublime approach shot to claim his first win of the season on the troubled breakaway circuit. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced last month that it would cease bankrolling LIV after the 2026 season.
PIF had reportedly ploughed more than $5 billion dollars into the breakaway circuit since it was founded in 2021. Niemann claimed his eighth career victory on the circuit and admitted he was “pretty nervous” going into the playoff. “I think my heart rate is a little bit up,” the 27-year-old said. “I feel like it’s just part of it. I just love this game. I love being in these moments.” Two-time major champion DeChambeau finished one stroke behind Niemann and Gooch after a 5-under-par final round.
