The world of golf is beating what will be the Augusta Masters, whose last champion is Scottie Scheffler, one of the main favorites to take the crown in the next edition of this season. On that occasion, the American finished the course with ten shots under par for the course, while Joaquin Niemann he stayed in the third round by closing his performance with a +4 total.
Now, the chilean golfer will have a new opportunity after participation is granted to players from LIV Golf. Indeed, Joaquin Niemann is among those registered to participate in the first Major of the season, which It will be held between April 6 and 9 at the Augusta National in Georgia and will distribute a succulent jackpot to the 2.7 million dollars that the American won for winning in 2022.
Fuente: (The Masters)
In total, there were 15 million dollars at stake in the last edition, in which Joaco he finished in 35th place tied with other entrants, a position for which a total of $81,000 had been earmarked. Although this year’s official distribution has not yet been launched, it is expected that there will be a slight increase according to the expenses of current times.
The message to the PGA
After his participation in Augusta, Joaquin Niemann began to be named to leave the PGA and join the LIV Golf, the new circuit that revolutionized the sport and divided the waters like never before. Although it was initially speculated that he would not be allowed to participate in the Major, the doors were finally opened to the players of the new team competition, although of course it will be played individually.
In conversations with “Golf”, the South American stated: “Obviously it will be an individual tournament, not by teams. But we are going to feel it that way, with the different players playing at the same time for their tour. At the same time, he added that he thinks it could be a fun tournament because of the crossroads between the two circuits and because they know that they are now hated by the PGA, even by those players who were his teammates in the past.
