Joaquin Niemann

Joaquin Niemann

26-Year-Old Golfer
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 2024 LIV Golf Individual Championship seemed to be in Niemann’s pocket after the 25-year-old Chilean won two of the first three tournaments of the season (Mayakoba and Jeddah). He was at the top of the individual season standings for most of the season, but he couldn’t hold onto his seemingly insurmountable lead as league newcomer and Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm swooped in to win the Individual Championship. It was a disappointing finish to what was otherwise a successful LIV Golf season for Niemann, who finished first in birdies and eagles per round, second in GIR and driving distance, eighth in putting average, and 14th in scrambling. Niemann managed to make the cut in all three of his major appearances in 2024 (T22 at The Masters, T39 at the PGA Championship and T58 at The Open). He figures to be a dark horse contender for his first major victory should he earn a spot in those events. Read Past Outlooks
Scores first top-10 in a major
May 19, 2025
Niemann finished in a share of eighth place following a three-under 68 in the final round of the PGA Championship.
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All the talk around Niemann has been about the fact that he dominates on the LIV Golf circuit, but has yet to show up in majors. Well it took 24 starts, but Niemann now has his first career top-10 finish in a major. That said, this was the ultimate back door top-10 finish as he was not a threat at any point this week to win and was tied with eight other players for eighth place. Nevertheless, maybe this is something Niemann can build on going to Oakmont next month in the U.S. Open. He ranked third for the week in SG: Approach and certainly has the talent to be more of a contender in these big events going forward.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Niemann will not play in any PGA Tour events in 2024, short of going through qualifying for either Open.
Niemann went back and forth on whether or not to defect to LIV Golf, but even though he was included at the players only meeting at the BMW Championship ultimately decided to take the money and give up the chance to play the PGA Tour or the Presidents Cup. The 23-year-old had a very nice season that was highlighted by his victory at Riviera and a third straight trip to the Tour Championship. Niemann's best career finish in a major is just a T23, so it's hard to see him doing that much next season if he only gets to tee it up four times.
Niemann has steadily improved since turning pro in the middle of the 2018 season, but last season he really made a nice leap. Niemann's best season on the PGA Tour happened without the benefit of a win, but he did post an impressive three runner-up finishes. Niemann's best golf is still in front of him, but he made a significant jump in earnings in 2020-21, and it will be tough to duplicate that effort this season. As such, NIemann is not a great salary cap option this season.
Niemann started last season off with his first career win at the Greenbrier. He flashed in a couple other events last season, but left you wanting more. Niemann's iron play is very impressive, ranking inside the top 20 on Tour in SG: Approach and proximity to the hole. If the putting and short game can take a leap in his third season, a breakout campaign is certainly possible.
After earning over $1.2 million in just 12 starts as a non-member in 2018, Niemann had plenty of momentum heading into this past season, but as the new season began, Niemann lost his way. He posted a top-10 in the fall portion of the season, but it wasn't until late-June that he actually rediscovered his form from 2018. During a six-week stretch leading into the FedEx playoffs, Niemann carded three top-10s and an additional pair of top-25s. It was all that was needed to reaffirm that this kid is going to be pretty good. At this price, Niemann has a lot of value in salary cap leagues this season.
Priority Category No. 21 states that if a non-member in a season equals the number of points by the No. 125th-ranked golfer from the previous season, he gets a card for the next season. Niemann did that, so he has a card for 2018-19 and he potentially will have a significant impact. The still-not-20-year-old Chilean sensation played 13 tournaments, 12 as a pro after missing the cut at the Masters, and notched four top-10s and six top-25s. Only 36 guys had more top-10s, and Niemann had the same number as Rickie Fowler, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker and Ian Poulter, among others. Let's talk stats: Niemann ranked second in greens in regulation, 12th in strokes gained: off the tee, fifth in strokes gained: approach and 15th in both strokes gained: tee-to-green and total. That, gamers, is the real deal. He needs to work on his putting, which was middle of the road, and his scrambling, which was horrible. Niemann earned a little more than $1.2 million, which would've placed him 101st on the money list. But remember, he played only half a season. Double it and he'd have finished about 44th in earnings. And then if you think he can get better in his first full season on Tour, then maybe we're talking about top-30 and the Tour Championship for Niemann.
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Share of 20th at LIV Golf Korea
May 5, 2025
Niemann carded a four-under cumulative score at LIV Golf Korea to finish tied for 20th.
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Wins LIV Golf Mexico City
April 27, 2025
Niemann won LIV Golf Mexico City by three strokes over Lucas Herbert and Bryson DeChambeau after carding a six-under 65 in the final round.
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Share of 33rd in Miami
April 9, 2025
Niemann finished tied for 33rd at LIV Golf Miami with a cumulative score of nine-over.
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Victorious at LIV Golf Singapore
March 15, 2025
Niemann won LIV Golf Singapore by six strokes over Brooks Koepka after carding a bogey-free, six-under 64 final round.
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Tied for 12th in Hong Kong
March 9, 2025
Niemann had a cumulative score of nine-under at LIV Golf Hong Kong to finish tied for 12th.
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