Joaquin Niemann

Joaquin Niemann is a LIV Golf pro from Chile rated 86 overall (grade B+) in the 2025–26 pool — an Iron Horse build headlined by engine at A+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• At A, Niemann's power rating is top-tier (92nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 8 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy sits at B+ for Niemann, comfortably above tour-average across the 2025–26 pool: 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• At A-, Niemann's iron play rating is comfortably above tour-average (87th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game A- — comfortably above tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting B+ — a shade above the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 30 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ sits at A- for Niemann, comfortably above tour-average across the 2025–26 pool: only 11 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At B+, Niemann's nerve rating is a shade above the pool average (52nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency sits at A for Niemann, elite across the 2025–26 pool: only 7 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at A+ for Niemann, elite across the 2025–26 pool: only one other player in the pool rates higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Iron Horse. Durability is the whole story. An iron horse build shows up every week of a long season and rarely fades late in a round or late in the year.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Ludvig Åberg (94% similar), Cameron Young (90% similar) and Min Woo Lee (90% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Ludvig Åberg,
• Cameron Young,
• Min Woo Lee

Of the 24 events on the schedule, Masters Tournament, The Open Championship and PGA Championship suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• Masters Tournament — Major
• The Open Championship — Major
• PGA Championship — Major

At $8M (A tier), Joaquin Niemann leaves $37M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 30 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (accuracy, putting and nerve) include Scottie Scheffler ($10M), Sam Burns ($8M) and Rory McIlroy ($10M).

• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Sam Burns ($8M),
• Rory McIlroy ($10M)

LIV #3 2026; won LIV New York Aug 2026; no major top-5s. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.