With a card of 59 strokes, 12 strokes under par, The Chilean golfer Joaquín Niemann was the leader of the first day of the inaugural event of the LIV Golf-2024, this Friday at the El Camaleón course of the Mayakoba tourist complex, in Playa del Carmen (east).
Niemann, from the Torque GC team, had a tour of 10 birdies plus an eagle and with this the Spanish Jon Rahm shone more, who joined as a great figure for this LIV Golf season after his controversial departure from the PGA Tour.
“It was an incredible round, I played solid from the beginning,” Niemann said at the end of the day. “It was good to hit good tee shots on the last two holes that are a little tricky, especially 16, 18 and No. 1.”
Niemann's round was the best by a Latin American professional golfer in history.
😱 A HISTORIC DAY FOR THE WORLD OF GOLF!!
🇨🇱 Chilean Joaquín Niemann shocked everyone by signing the lowest round of a Latin American player in history
5️⃣9️⃣ Impressive -12 (59 hits!!) for Joaco in the #LIVGolf pic.twitter.com/8N8dTwqex7
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Second place on the first day belonged to the American Patrick Reed, from the 4Aces GC team, who scored 7 under par with seven birdies, the last four in a row.
The Spanish Sergio García, of Fireballs GC, was the third best golfer on Friday with 6 under par after a course in which eight birdies – four in the first holes – and also two bogeys. And Jon Rahm finished in fourth position with a card of seven birdies plus two bogeys.
At the end of the first day, Rahm admitted that he felt “nervous because I am aware that there was some attention on me and how I was going to compete, but then I calmed down a lot, I was happy to compete.”
Regarding the classification of the 13 teams, Torque GC was in front with 13 strokes under par, followed by a second place shared by Cleeks GC and 4Aces GC with -8. Rahm's Legion XIII is in seventh position with -4.
For Torque GC, Colombian Juan Sebastián Muñoz finished in ninth place, with 68 strokes, three under par.
Positions
Individual
1. Joaquín Niemann (CHI/Torque GC) -12
2. Patrick Reed (USA/4Aces GC) -7
3. Sergio García (ESP/Fireballs GC) -6
4. Jon Rahm (ESP/Legion XIII) -5
4. Laurie Canter (ENG/wildcard) -5
4. Richard Bland (ENG/Cleeks GC) -5
7. Dustin Johnson (USA/4Aces GC) -4
7. Dean Burmester (RSA/Stinger GC) -4
9. Sebastián Muñoz (COL/Torque GC) -3
9. Charles Howell III (USA/Crushers GC) -3
9. Marc Leishman (AUS/Ripper GC) -3
Team classification
1. GC Torque -13
2. Cleeks GC-8
2. 4Aces GC -8
4.Stinger GC-6
4. Ripper GC-6
6. Crushers GC-5
7. Legion XIII -4
7. Fireballs GC -4
9. Iron Heads GC-3
10. Smash GC -1
11. RangeGoats GC E
12. HyFlyers GC +1
13. Majesticks GC +4
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