After parting with coach and caddie, Joaquin Niemann runs away with 2025 LIV Golf UK title
Cameron Jourdan- Joaquin Niemann secured his fifth LIV Golf victory of the 2025 season at LIV Golf UK.
- Niemann finished at 17-under 196, three strokes ahead of second-place finisher Bubba Watson.
Joaquin Niemann started the week by parting with his caddie and coach after missing the cut at the 2025 Open Championship. He ended it in a similar fashion to how he has four other LIV Golf events this season: on top.
Niemann won for the fifth time in 2025, running away with the title at LIV Golf UK at JCB Golf and Country Club. He finished at 17-under 196 for the week, beating Bubba Watson by three shots for the title.
It's another $4 million payday for Niemann, who increases his lead on top of the LIV Golf individual standings with only two events left in the season, coming in Chicago and Indianapolis. LIV Golf's season finale in Michigan is the team championship.
"I'm going to talk for the first two days because today I didn't feel like I had my best," Niemann said. "Yeah, it was great. I was able to flow on tough situations. I felt like today I was pretty calm, pretty chill, until Bubba started playing golf.
"Yeah, (Watson) made it tough for me. I was actually feeling the pressure on 13, 14, but, yeah, just stay in the present. Yeah, was able to hit a great shot on 15. After that put me back into my place."
Watson made a run at Niemann in the latter stages of the final round, going 8 under in a six-hole stretch that included a pair of eagles on par 5s. He was within two shots of Niemann with four holes to play but bogeyed the par-4 15th when Niemann made birdie, and the lead was back to four with three holes to go.
Watson's second-place finish was his best since joining LIV Golf. Caleb Surratt had his first podium finish for LIV Golf, placing third at 13 under.
In the team competition, Jon Rahm's Legion XIII won by eight shots over Niemann's Torque GC.
Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information.