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Sunday 8 June 2025LIV GolfYear in Review
Niemann wins LIV Golf Virginia
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June 2025 · Joaquín Niemann’s win no. 6 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
14 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 21 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 9.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/21°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 36 · 38.5 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
- Graeme McDowell NIR · 199second straight 66 for his first LIV podium, one behind Niemann's bogey-free closing 63 LIV Golf Virginia presented by Maaden: Crushers win second straight; Niemann wins 4th of season (LIV Golf)
- Anirban Lahiri IND · 19936-hole leader seeking his first worldwide win in 10 years; lost momentum in the middle of the round and shot 68 to finish one back LIV Golf Virginia presented by Maaden: Crushers win second straight; Niemann wins 4th of season (LIV Golf)
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LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Virginia
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joaquín Niemann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
8 June 2025
Pretty cool to be in this place, in this position right now,
LIV Golf
8 June 2025
Feel like I got some inspiration from Carlos Alcaraz, to be honest,
LIV Golf
8 June 2025
He’s just so good,” … “He’s an absolute top-10 player in the world. You could argue top 5.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Niemann | 67 · 68 · 63 | 198 | −15 |
| T2 | Graeme McDowell | 67 · 66 · 66 | 199 | −14 |
| T2 | Anirban Lahiri | 67 · 64 · 68 | 199 | −14 |
| T4 | Thomas Pieters | 68 · 69 · 63 | 200 | −13 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 68 · 65 | 200 | −13 |
| T4 | Bryson DeChambeau | 66 · 69 · 65 | 200 | −13 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 68 · 65 · 67 | 200 | −13 |
| T8 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 68 · 68 | 203 | −10 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 66 · 67 · 70 | 203 | −10 |
| T10 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 72 · 62 | 204 | −9 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 69 · 66 | 204 | −9 |
| T10 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 71 · 66 | 204 | −9 |
| T10 | Talor Gooch | 70 · 67 · 67 | 204 | −9 |
| T10 | Carlos Ortiz | 71 · 65 · 68 | 204 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1998-11-07, Santiago, Chile; CHI; turned pro 2018; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet