Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Jeddah; Anthony Kim last in return - ESPN

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Joaquin Niemann won his second LIV Golf title in three starts, closing with a 4-under 66 on Sunday at LIV Golf Jeddah for a 4-shot victory over Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.

Niemann now has three wins in the past three months, starting with the Australian Open victory in December that allowed him to rejoin the European tour and eventually put him on the path toward getting invited to the Masters.

He started his third season in the Saudi-funded league with a 59 at Mayakoba and winning in a playoff over Sergio Garcia. Now he soars to the top of the points list with another win ahead of next week's LIV event in Hong Kong.

«We've got another week to come,» Niemann said. «I told myself I can win these three weeks I'm playing. So next week and see what happens.»

He finished third in an Asian Tour event in Oman last week.

No one got closer than 2 shots behind Niemann in the final round at Royal Greens. Oosthuizen was the last challenger until a bogey on the 16th hole. He shot 67, while Schwartzel had a 68.

Niemann also took a dig at the world ranking in his interview with LIV's broadcast team. He was asked if he was one of the leading favorites to win a major this year.

«How is that possible? I'm like 100 in the world,» Niemann said with a grin.

Niemann is No. 72 in the world. The Official World Golf Ranking, in a vote cast by the organizations that run the majors, chose not to award LIV ranking points because of the small field (54 players) that functions as a closed shop with no qualifying.

Anthony Kim, who had gone 12 years without competitive golf until signing a deal with LIV Golf this week, had a 74 and finished in last place, 33 shots out of the lead. He made two