Niemann wins as Rahm secures LIV season title — SkimNews
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- Joaquin Niemann fired a two-under 69 to finish 16 under at Trump National Bedminster, winning LIV Golf New York by three strokes over Harold Varner III and extending his record to nine LIV career victories.
- Jon Rahm closed with a 76 to finish tied for 41st, but the world number 13 clinched his third straight LIV season title with a 219-point unassailable lead over Bryson DeChambeau heading into the final individual event in Indianapolis in two weeks.
- Rahm won last year's season title without a single event victory, but this season has two wins (Hong Kong and Mexico) plus four runner-up finishes across 12 starts.
- Lee Westwood of England and Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe tied for third at seven strokes off the pace, with England's Paul Casey and Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland among selected others at six under.
- Niemann met US President Donald Trump after his win and said: 'I feel like the more they push me, the better golfer I'm going to become from every experience.'
- The LIV season concludes with the team championship in Michigan from 27-30 August, after this week's New York event and the upcoming Indianapolis individual finale.
Why it matters: Rahm has clinched three consecutive LIV season titles — and locked up this one without needing a result this week, his 76 and 41st-place finish irrelevant thanks to a 219-point cushion. Niemann's ninth LIV win stretches his lead atop the all-time wins list as the circuit heads to its team championship finale at month's end.
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