“I’m pretty happy that the day ended up this way, especially how the morning started,” Niemann said.
The winner got a break in the first playoff hole when his drive struck a right-side tree and and ended up in the rough.
“I got lucky on the first playoff hole,” Niemann said.
Tied for the lead with two holes left, Rahm closed with two bogeys for a 70.
Niemann earned $4 million, Garcia $2.25 million and Rahm and Burmester $1.25 million each.
Persons:
— Joaquin Niemann, Sergio Garcia, LIV, ” Niemann, “, Garcia, El Camaleon, Garcia parred, Niemann, putts, ”, Hoshino, Jon Rahm, Rahm, XIII, Bryson DeChambeau, ” Rahm, Dean Burmester, ” Burmester, Charles Howell III, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt, Kieran Vincent, ___
Organizations:
DEL CARMEN, LIV, ”, LIV Golf, Crushers GC, Legion XIII
Locations:
Mexico, El, Saudi, Spanish, Las Vegas