BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann closed with a 2-under 69 Sunday for a three-shot victory in LIV Golf New York, extending his record with his ninth career victory in the last three years.
Jon Rahm shot 76 and tied for 41st, but that still was enough to clinch the season points title for the third straight time since the two-time major champion joined LIV Golf.
Niemann, who won earlier this year in South Korea, went wire-to-wire at Trump International. He finished at 16-under 268. Harold Varner III caught Niemann until the Chilean pulled away late with a birdie on the 13th and an eagle on the par-5 15th. Varner shot 70 to finish second.
“I feel like the more they push me, the better golfer I'm going to become from every experience than I experience,” Niemann said. “To be able to hit the shots that I did and make the putts that I did coming down the stretch, I put credit on myself.”
Bryson DeChambeau shot 71 and tied for 38th, 23 shots out of the lead. He cannot catch Rahm with one tournament remaining.
“It's been a great year,” Rahm said. "Again, a little sour taste in my mouth because of how badly I played this week. But it’s been something to be proud of.”
It capped a week in which LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said it has signed a term sheet with a lead investor that will allow the league to go forward without Saudi Arabia funding. O'Neil did not identify the investor or the size of the investment.
LIV Golf next plays in Indiana in two weeks.
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Captain Jon Rahm, of Legion XIII, watches his shot from a bunker on the 15th hole during the first round of LIV Golf Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Bedminster, N.J. (Montana Pritchard/LIV Golf via AP)
Captain Joaquín Niemann, of Torque GC, hits from the 16th tee during the first round of LIV Golf Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Bedminster, N.J. (Montana Pritchard/LIV Golf via AP)
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers tripled, singled and drove in two runs before exiting because of left hamstring discomfort in the fifth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-3 on Sunday.
Griffin Conine homered twice and Javier Sanoja had two singles and three RBIs for the Marlins. Miami’s Otto López had two infield singles, giving him 46 multihit games.
Stowers grimaced as he rounded first after his two-run single capped a six-run fifth that put the Marlins ahead 10-2, He was immediately replaced by pinch runner Leo Jimenez and manager Clayton McCullough said he will undergo further examination.
Sanoja hit a two-run single and Conine added a two-run drive against Angels reliever Shaun Anderson before Stowers’ single.
Conine went deep again with a shot over the wall in right against position player Tyler Heineman to lead off the eighth.
Michael Petersen (2-2) threw a scoreless fifth for the win. Starter Ryan Gusto was pulled after four innings of two-run ball and 60 pitches. Gusto gave up three hits and struck out four.
The Marlins erased a 1-0 deficit with a three-run first against Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (3-5).
Stowers tripled and scored on a wild pitch. An errant throw to third by Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel attempting to get Xavier Edwards out allowed him to score for a 2-1 lead. Owen Caissie capped the scoring with an RBI single.
Los Angeles narrowed the gap on José Siri’s solo blast in the third. Siri hit a fastball from Gusto over the wall in center for his seventh homer.
Sanoja’s RBI single in the fourth made it 4-2.
Zach Neto put the Angels on the board with a run-scoring double in the first.
Rodriguez completed four innings. The right-hander allowed four runs and four hits. He walked four and struck out eight.
Angels: LHP Reid Detmers (3-8, 4.12 ERA) will start the opener of a four-game home series against Texas on Monday. The Rangers have not announced a starter.
Marlins: RHP Eury Pérez (5-9, 3.61) will start the opener of a three-game home series against Pittsburgh on Tuesday. RHP Paul Skenes (9-10, 3.96) will start for the Pirates.
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Miami Marlins' Griffin Conine, right, follows through on a two run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers (28) is led off the field by manager Clayton McCullough (86) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Los Angeles Angels' Jose Siri hits a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout runs to reach first on a throwing error by Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Joe Mack scores on a single hit by Javier Sanoja during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
