[Golf Topic] Niman's 'Solo Round'... "Completed in 1 Hour 53 Minutes"

Joaquin Niemann (right) is running along the fairway of the 18th hole on the final day of the Tour Championship with his caddie and tournament officials. Atlanta, USA = Getty Images / Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘1 hour 53 minutes’.

Joaquin Niemann (Chile) recorded this round time on the final day of the PGA Tour ‘Playoff (PO) Final 3rd round’ Tour Championship held on the 6th (Korean time) at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Par 70, 7,259 yards). With Brooks Koepka (USA) withdrawing due to a wrist injury, the number of players participating in the 4th round dropped to 29, so Niemann played alone. Niemann said, "Since I had no chance of winning, I decided to set the record for the shortest round time."

Right after hitting the shot, he ran with his caddie. Two officials who follow players and transmit real-time scores also ran alongside. He broke the tournament’s shortest 18-hole round record of 1 hour 59 minutes set by Kevin Na (USA) in 2016. The PGA Tour record in this category is 1 hour 28 minutes, set by Wesley Bryan (USA) during the 4th round of the 2017 BMW Championship. Niemann finished 29th (4 over par) after losing 2 strokes. He earned $405,000 (4.7 billion won).

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