Joaquin Niemann Wins 5th LIV Title Of 2025; Over $20 Million Earned This Year

Joaquin Niemann spoke to the media after winning the LIV Golf UK individual title, where he was asked:

– What has this week and this win meant to you?
– You have made more than Scottie Scheffler this year, do you ever think about that?
– Rahm said you are a top-10 player in the world, would you agree?
– Are you frustrated that this great play has not translated to the majors?

Yeah, I mean it was a pretty crazy week, I’ll say. Uh there was a lot of different emotions during the week, especially during today. But you know, I mean, going back to going back to the first day of the tournament, uh I I was the first time working with Diego Matti and to be honest, I was feeling a little bit nervous at the beginning of how everything was going to work. uh obviously it’s a new situation, new communication with him. Uh say the right things that I want to say so so he can understand me and and send the other way. So so yeah, I mean I was pretty nervous at the beginning more more than maybe anxious. Um and yeah, I mean it worked out pretty well the first two day. Obviously, the results were there, which is always nice to see. And then, yeah, I mean, I was I was feeling a little bit nervous during the night and and waking up. I felt like having a a big lead. Uh sometimes I have just bad thinking moments where I, you know, I just think about messing up, you know, and I don’t want to have that that thought on my head, but sometimes it just goes through. And yeah, I mean I was just trying to stay positive, try to come calm myself in the morning. I had a nice routine early in my my my three mornings since Friday. So So yeah, I mean I really enjoy being here in the UK and everything that I did during the week. Congratulations. So another big paycheck for you. Um you’ve earned more than Scottish Sheffller this year. What What do you think about that? It’s great. Do do you ever think about uh the the money that’s at stake or do you think about the time? Yeah, I mean definitely there’s a lot of money in stake but I mean I don’t play for the money. I feel like I whenever there I was there on the course feeling that competition I felt like sometimes trying to win for me is is probably one of the biggest challenge and and that’s why I think it kind of became pretty tough during the round today having the having Baba coming on pretty hard cuz I mean all I all I want to do is win. and I want to be the best on the field and and yeah, I mean I don’t I don’t really think about the money when I’m on that situation. I feel like if Baba wouldn’t beat me, I would be pretty pissed and and not happy and yeah and I think money will not change that feeling. John Ram was just in here a minute ago and said undoubtedly you’re a top 10 player in the world. Do you feel like that? Do you feel among the very best 10 players in the world now the rankings we we don’t know what to make of them? Yeah, for sure. I mean, I feel like I can anywhere that I go, if I play my best game, I know I can win. Uh, so I think that’s the only thing it kind of matter for me is to to find that a game uh more often. But, uh, yeah, I mean, I think it is what it is. I like I like I I love golf. I love competing. I love working for for improvement and try to find those those improvements. And I feel like every time it’s harder and harder to find those those uh small margins, but but yeah, I think that’s what what that’s what drives me. And um yeah, I mean, I’m really looking forward for what’s coming for the end of the season. Yeah, I mean, I feel like there’s nothing else to try. I feel like yeah, it frustrates me a lot to not be playing good at the majors. Uh you know, but I I know I’m gonna I know I’m going to make it happen. I know I’m gonna figure it out. And yeah, I mean I just obviously I mean this this is a game that is really frustrating and I think uh we all know that uh sometimes we took it we take it personal like like the game is doing something against us but uh it’s always I’m always going to in the position that I am I feel like I’m always going to learn something from every every mistake or from every bad results. So, so yeah, I mean I’m I’m patient, so I know the results are going to come on majors and I’m just, you know, just going to wait for them.