Joaquín Niemann
| Joaquín Niemann | |
|---|---|
 Niemann at the final round of the 2018 Latin America Amateur Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
7 November 1998 Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality |
 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2018 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2018 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T71: 2018 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Mark H. McCormack Medal | 2017 |
Joaquín Niemann (born 7 November 1998)[1] is a Chilean professional golfer.[2] He was the number one ranked amateur golfer from May 2017 to April 2018.
Amateur career
Niemann was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 44 weeks, from May 2017 to April 2018, when he turned professional.[3][4] Niemann planned to play at the University of South Florida, but he was unable to gain entry due to his TOEFL scores.
Niemann won the 2017 Mark H. McCormack Medal for being the top-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking at the conclusion of the summer's championship season, thus gaining entry into the 2018 U.S. Open and into the 2018 Open Championship.[5] He won the 2018 Latin America Amateur Championship gaining entry also into the 2018 Masters Tournament.[6]
Professional career
Niemann forfeited those exemptions to the 2018 U.S. Open and Open Championship to turn professional before the 2018 Valero Texas Open, where he finished 6th in his first tournament as a professional golfer. He earned Special Temporary Member Status on the PGA Tour for the rest of 2018 with a T6 finish at the Memorial Tournament, his third top-ten in only five starts on tour. He earned a PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season, after a fourth top-10 finish (T5 at The Greenbrier) in eight tournaments.[7] Niemann joins Jordan Spieth (2013) and Jon Rahm (2016) as golfers who were able to completely bypass the Web.com Tour Finals and earn PGA Tour cards after starting the season without any status.
Amateur wins
- 2013 Campeonato Sudamericano Pre Juvenil, Campeonato Abierto de Golf de Temuco
- 2014 Abierto Club de Polo San Cristobal
- 2015 Junior Orange Bowl Championship, Abierto Las Brisas de Santo Domingo, IMG Academy Junior World Championships (Boys 15–17), Campeonato Juvenil de Chile, Canadian International Junior Challenge, Abierto Sport Francés
- 2016 Campeonato Sudamericano Juvenil, Toyota Junior World Cup, IMG Academy Junior World Championships (Boys 15–17), Campeonato Juvenil de Chile, Abierto Prince of Wales Country Club, Abierto Sport Francés
- 2017 Abierto Las Araucarias, TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook, Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, Campeonato Internacional de Aficionados - Mexico
- 2018 Latin America Amateur Championship
Source:[8]
Professional wins
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | ||
| PGA Championship | T71 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Chile): 2016
Source:[8]
References
- ↑ "Joaquín Niemann". EuroSport.
- ↑ https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/02/22/kevin-chappell-sergio-garcia-valero-texas-open.html
- ↑ "Niemann on top of the world". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ↑ "Latest Rankings". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ↑ "Chile's Joaquin Niemann Wins 2017 McCormack Medal". USGA. 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Niemann wins Latin America Amateur with closing 63". USA Today. Associated Press. 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "'Best day of my life!' 19-year-old Joaquin Niemann earns PGA Tour card in just eighth start". Golf.com. 9 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Joaquin Niemann". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
- Joaquín Niemann at the PGA Tour official site
- Joaquín Niemann at the European Tour official site
- Joaquín Niemann at the Official World Golf Ranking official site