Cool Niemann's goal is to be among the world's best

In a LIV Golf field comprising Major winners and former world No. 1s, Joaquin Niemann has emerged as one of the league's standout performers.

- Kimberly Kwek

The Chilean was far from being an underdog when he joined LIV in 2022 – he was the world's top-ranked amateur for 44 weeks from 2017 to 2018 before turning pro and going on to notch two titles on the PGA Tour.

And the 26-year-old has continued to roll in the results on the greens since.

In the 2024 season, he was second in the individual standings with two wins and had eight other top-10 finishes on the 13-round circuit. He also claimed one Asian Tour victory at the Saudi International.

Niemann knows his resume may not be as impressive as some of his LIV peers, but competing alongside them has fueled his desire to match their achievements.

He said: "It's nice because I feel like there is a lot that I can learn from them... It's also something to look up to and something that I want to accomplish."

"To win the amount of tournaments that Phil (Mickelson) has won – he's a Hall of Famer, which not many players have had the privilege to be – so that's really admirable of him.