Chile’s Joaquin Niemann beat a strong field to claim a wire-to-wire win at the Genesis Invitational in California.
The 23-year-old carded a level-par round of 71 to finish on 19 under, which was two shots ahead of Americans Collin Morikawa and Cameron Young.
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A bogey on the seventh cut Niemann’s lead to one shot but he birdied the next and made an eagle at the 11th at Riviera Country Club.
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He had two more bogeys at the 14th and 15th but secured victory with three pars to finish before he was presented with the trophy by tournament host Tiger Woods.
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