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Sunday 3 March 2024LIV GolfYear in Review
Niemann wins LIV Golf Jeddah
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia · Friday 1 to Sunday 3 March 2024 · Joaquín Niemann’s win no. 2 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 (individual); $5,000,000 team purse USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R136°/26°C · wind 38 km/h E, gusts 59 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/24°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/24°C · wind 24 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 197tied second at 13 under GNN final results (jeddah)
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 197tied second at 13 under GNN final results (jeddah)
54 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Jeddah
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joaquín Niemann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 March 2024
I'm just more happy, I'm more proud the way I'm playing right now, and the way I played out there today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Niemann | 63 · 64 · 66 | 193 | −17 |
| T2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 64 · 66 · 67 | 197 | −13 |
| T2 | Charl Schwartzel | 63 · 66 · 68 | 197 | −13 |
| 4 | Bryson DeChambeau | 63 · 73 · 62 | 198 | −12 |
| 5 | Jon Rahm | 62 · 69 · 68 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 69 · 64 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Anirban Lahiri | 68 · 67 · 65 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 68 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Talor Gooch | 65 · 68 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Adrian Meronk | 62 · 69 · 69 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Jason Kokrak | 68 · 62 · 70 | 200 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1998-11-07, Santiago, Chile; CHI; turned pro 2018; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet