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Sunday 9 August 2026LIV GolfYear in Review
Niemann wins LIV Golf New York
Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, New Jersey · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2026 · Joaquín Niemann’s win no. 9 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 individual; $10,000,000 team 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
13 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/24°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 15.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Harold Varner III USA · 271tied with Niemann through 11 holes, bogeyed the 12th and Niemann birdied the 13th to go two clear Rd. 4 recap: Niemann wins record 9th; Rahm threepeats as Individual Champion; Crushers claim team title (LIV Golf)
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LIV Golf event
LIV Golf New York
Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joaquín Niemann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LIV Golf
9 August 2026
A great feeling to have, especially coming down the stretch on how tough this golf course is,
LIV Golf
9 August 2026
I was going to be pretty happy with two putts there, and it was quite a surprise to make that one,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Niemann | 64 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Harold Varner III | 69 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Scott Vincent | 69 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| 5 | Byeong Hun An | 72 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 70 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Thomas Pieters | 68 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Tom McKibbin | 70 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Branden Grace | 73 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Young-han Song | 72 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1998-11-07, Santiago; CHI; turned pro 2018; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet