An almost perfect closure for Joaquín Niemann in Las Vegas

Joaquín Niemann experienced a great round of golf this Sunday, in the last round of the Shriners Hospitals, a PGA Tour event that is played at the Summerlin course in Las Vegas. The Chilean closed the championship with a lap adorned with an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys, to complete the day with 66 shots. One of the falls was on the 18th hole. In the end he finished 13th.

In the previous days’ starts, Joaco had scored 68, 66 and 67 sticks. The 17 under par are the third best accumulated score of the national in his time on the PGA Tour, although a good position in the final table was not necessarily reflected.

He best shot of the day for Joaco it was the eagle on flag 13. Thanks to good starting shots and a great second shot, the Spaniard had a good view of the target to prepare the approach, but the hills at the entrance to the green made it more difficult. It was no problem for South America’s number one in the world rankings: he hit that shot and received congratulations from those who were close.

The Shriners Hospitals was won by Scotsman Martin Laird, who beat Americans Austin Cook and Matthew Wolff in a tiebreaker. All three had finished the tournament with -23.

The Spaniard will go up one place, back to 46th place in the world ranking, the highest for him in his history. He also rose sharply through the ranks of the PGA Tour, where he went from 84th to 43rd.

Niemann will stay in the city of lights, because next week it will be played right there, although at another club, Shadow Creek, the CJ Cup, This tournament is always played in South Korea, but this time due to the problems caused by the pandemic and moving the “bubble” of the PGA Tour, it was scheduled at another venue.