Men's Golf: Joaquin Niemann #1 in the WORLD

[Mama_Bull]

Joaco needs to limit his three putts. He made his first bogey because of that.

In the US Open he had four three putts over two rounds and that was enough to miss the cut.

Getting adjusted to the faster greens on the PGA tour is a problem for most amateur golfers.

 

[TExpress]

Finished today at 2 under par. Nice showing for the future bull!

[Mama_Bull]

6 hours ago, TExpress said:

Finished today at 2 under par. Nice showing for the future bull!

He is T-25 at the completion of the first round.

If he just shoots even par in the second round he will make the 70 player cut.

Most of his stats are very good, with the exception being putting. If he could improve somewhat on that part of his game he will move up the leaderboard.

His stats can be viewed by clicking his name on the leaderboard and then selecting FULL SCORECARD.

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

Edited July 6, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Niemann opens PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic in 2-under 68

06 Jul 2017
by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Joaquin Niemann of Chile is heading to USF next year
(Golfwee Photo)

 

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (July 6, 2017) - Joaquin Niemann of Chile made a splash on day one of The Greenbrier Classic and at 2-under he is tied for 25th place and in line to make his first career cut.

Playing at The Old White TPC Course, Niemann who played in last months U.S. Open, started on the second nine and he turned in even-par 35 as he bogeyed the 15th and then recorded a birdie on the 17th. Following a par on the 18th hole Niemann, the top-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, really found his grove early on the back nine carding birdies on Nos. 1 and 3 before parring his way to the house.

Two other amateurs are in the field this week including NCAA Individual winner Braden Thornberry. Just weeks after finishing fourth at the FedEx St. Jude Classic Thornberry struggled on Thursday despite a strong start. Thornberry started on No. 10 and he birdied the 12th hole to reach 1-under but from then on it was a struggle as he bogeyed five-times, including four-times on the front to post a 4-over 74 that leaves him in a tie for 141st.

The final amateur in the field is 2016 West Virginia Amateur Alan Cooke. After the tournament was cancelled last year due to flooding an invitation was extended to Cooke for the 2017 event. A former West Virginia golfer, Cooke birdied three-times during his Thursday 9-over 79.

http://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/19596/Niemann-opens-PGA-Tour-Greenbrier-Classic-in-2-under-68

[Mama_Bull]

Joaco just started his second round and birdied the first hole. He currently is -3 which is T-27. 

http://www.pgatour.com/competition/2017/the-greenbrier-classic/leaderboard.html

[TExpress]

-5 with 3 left to play. Looks like he'll make the cut barring a meltdown. Cut will be -1.

[Mama_Bull]

32 minutes ago, TExpress said:

-5 with 3 left to play. Looks like he'll make the cut barring a meltdown. Cut will be -1.

He double bogeyed the 16th, but birdied the 17th and is now at -4.

 

[Mama_Bull]

He finishes with a par and shoots another round of 68.

He is currently -4 and T-22, with some players still on the course.

The other two amateurs missed the cut.

The NCAA champion, amateur, Braden Thornberry was +8 for the tournament. 

 

 

[Mama_Bull]

Making the cut will guarantee Joaco more World Amateur Golf Ranking points and will solidify his lead over #2 Maverick McNealy.

McNealy has been invited to play the PGA John Deere Classic next week and will likely narrow the margin between them.

They are in a race to see who ends up #1 at the conclusion of the US Amateur in August.

McNeally was the #1 last year and won the McCormack Medal. As such, he will play in The OPEN Championship later this month and earn additional points.

Joaco will play in at least two top amateur events in the coming weeks to offset some of the points McNealy will pick up by playing in those pro events.

The two will then face off in the US Amateur, August 14-20.

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/u-s--amateur.html

 

 

Edited July 7, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Meanwhile, incoming golfer Won Jun Lee won his match today for the East Team in the Wyndham Cup.

https://scoring.ajga.org/leaderboard.asp?tn=2017063

He will certainly help our men's golf team during the fall season.

If Joaco makes it to USF for the spring semester, as currently planned, we should be in a good position to make an NCAA run in the post season. 

 

Edited July 7, 2017 by Mama_Bull