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Sunday 27 July 2025LIV GolfYear in Review
Niemann wins LIV Golf United Kingdom
JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, Staffordshire, England · Friday 25 to Sunday 27 July 2025 · Joaquín Niemann’s win no. 7 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
15 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0.1 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
- Bubba Watson USA · 199cut an eight-shot deficit with 10 to play by going birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie from the 9th to the 14th, but Niemann steadied at 15 and Watson's 65 left him three back Legion XIII wins team title at LIV Golf UK by JCB; Niemann wins individual trophy (LIV Golf)
54 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf United Kingdom
JCB Golf and Country Club, JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, Staffordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joaquín Niemann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
27 July 2025
If I play my best game, I know I can win,
LIV Golf
27 July 2025
I never thought he was in the picture,
LIV Golf
27 July 2025
It’s almost like you black out,” … “When that stretch happens, you’re just kind of unconscious, right?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Niemann | 65 · 63 · 68 | 196 | −17 |
| 2 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 68 · 65 | 199 | −14 |
| 3 | Caleb Surratt | 67 · 68 · 65 | 200 | −13 |
| 4 | Talor Gooch | 70 · 66 · 66 | 202 | −11 |
| T5 | Jon Rahm | 71 · 67 · 65 | 203 | −10 |
| T5 | Dean Burmester | 69 · 68 · 66 | 203 | −10 |
| T7 | Josele Ballester | 70 · 69 · 65 | 204 | −9 |
| T7 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 70 · 66 | 204 | −9 |
| T7 | Adrian Meronk | 65 · 70 · 69 | 204 | −9 |
| 10 | Cameron Smith | 68 · 70 · 67 | 205 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1998-11-07, Santiago, Chile; CHI; turned pro 2018; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet