Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has produced a surprising ultimate spherical to win LIV Golf’s Adelaide match.
Niemann carded a stellar seven-under 65 on Sunday on the Grange golf membership to pip Mexican Abraham Ancer by two pictures.
Niemann completed 13-under for the match to gather the $US4 million ($6.29 million) winner’s cheque.
Ancer, who held prime billing for a lot of the ultimate spherical earlier than bogeys on the 14th and seventeenth holes, posted 11-under.
Spain’s David Puig and Carlos Ortiz tied for third place at nine-under forward of Richard Bland (eight-under) and former world primary Jon Rahm (seven-under).
Niemann fired seven birdies in a blemish-free ultimate spherical for his third victory on the LIV Golf tour.
Marc Leishman was the best-placed Australian, ending three beneath and tied for twenty first.
Leishman, Cam Smith (one-under), Lucas Herbert (even) and Matt Jones (three-over) didn’t efficiently defend their group title for Ripper GC.
The all-Australian group logged a mixed one beneath complete, a whopping 21 strokes behind the profitable group, Fireballs GC captained by Spanish nice Sergio Garcia and in addition that includes Ancer.
Fireballs GC took out the group portion of the occasion. (Getty Photographs: Mark Brake)
The victory of Niemann, who additionally received the 2023 Australian Open, got here as Adelaide secured host metropolis rights for a LIV Golf match till 2031.
The occasion will stay at The Grange, the place greater than 100,000 spectators attended the newest match, till 2028 earlier than shifting to a metropolis course redeveloped by Greg Norman.
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