Tiger Woods no match for Joaquin Niemann, jokes 1-time PGA Tour winner after LIV Golf Virginia

At LIV Golf Virginia, Joaquin Niemann proved why he might be the best player on the Saudi-based tour this season. After three rounds at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Niemann scored 15-under par to secure his fourth LIV Golf victory in 2025.

Niemann's brilliant form has led to many people hailing him as one of the best golfers on the planet right now. However, 1-time PGA Tour winner Michael Kim went a step further when he joked that even Tiger Woods from the year 2000 would be no match to Niemann.

On X (formerly Twitter), Michael Kim wrote:

You can check Michael Kim's tweet about Tiger Woods and Joaquin Niemann below:

For those unaware, Tiger Woods' 2000 season is one of the greatest seasons the sport has ever witnessed. In that year, Woods won nine events in total and amassed $9,188,321 in total. What's even more mind-boggling is the fact he won three Major championships in that year.

The three Major championships Tiger Woods won were the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and The PGA Championship. Hence, while Joaquin Niemann is doing very well for himself in LIV Golf, the only way he could realistically come close to Woods' 2000 season is if he can win the remaining two Major championships this year.

How much did Joaquin Niemann earn for his victory at LIV Golf Virginia?

The LIV Golf Virginia event had a total purse of $12,000,000. Joaquin Niemann, got the largest share of this purse as he earned $4,000,000. Here is a detailed look at the payout for the event:

• 1 Joaquin Niemann -15 $4,000,000
• T2 Graeme McDowell -14 $1,875,000
• T2 Anirban Lahiri -14 $1,875,000
• T4 Thomas Pieters -13 $775,000
• T4 Bryson DeChambeau -13 $775,000
• T4 Phil Mickelson -13 $775,000
• T4 Bubba Watson -13 $775,000
• T8 Jon Rahm -10 $483,750
• T8 Martin Kaymer -10 $483,750
• T10 Talor Gooch -9 $361,000
• T10 Lee Westwood -9 $361,000
• T10 Marc Leishman -9 $361,000
• T10 Carlos Ortiz -9 $361,000
• T10 Dustin Johnson -9 $361,000
• T15 Brendan Steele -8 $285,000
• T15 Sebastian Munoz -8 $285,000
• T15 Tyrrell Hatton -8 $285,000
• 18 Harold Varner III -7 $270,000
• T19 Paul Casey -6 $235,000
• T19 Branden Grace -6 $235,000
• T19 Ben Campbell -6 $235,000
• T19 Abraham Ancer -6 $235,000
• T23 Jason Kokrak -5 $193,333
• T23 Louis Oosthuizen -5 $193,333
• T23 Patrick Reed -5 $193,333
• T23 Dean Burmester -5 $193,333
• T23 Cameron Smith -5 $193,333
• T23 Jinichiro Kozuma -5 $193,333
• T29 Cameron Tringale -4 $167,500
• T29 Charl Schwartzel -4 $167,500
• T29 Richard Bland -4 $167,500
• T29 Adrian Meronk -4 $167,500
• T33 Brooks Koepka -3 $148,200
• T33 Charles Howell III -3 $148,200
• T33 Peter Uihlein -3 $148,200
• T33 Sam Horsfield -3 $148,200
• T33 Luis Masaveu -3 $148,200
• T38 Sergio Garcia -2 $136,500
• T38 Kevin Na -2 $136,500
• T38 Yubin Jang -2 $136,500
• T38 Tom McKibbin -2 $136,500
• 42 Caleb Surratt -1 $130,000
• 43 Danny Lee 1 $128,000
• T44 Anthony Kim 2 $126,500
• T44 Henrik Stenson 2 $126,500
• 46 Lucas Herbert 3 $125,000
• T47 Frederik Kjettrup 4 $121,500
• T47 Ian Poulter 4 $121,500
• 49 Andy Ogletree 6 $60,000
• T50 Miro Pereira 7 $56,667
• T50 Matt Jones 7 $56,667
• T50 Josele Ballester 7 $56,667
• 53 Max Lee 11 $50,000

Team:

• 1 Crushers GC -36 $3,000,000
• 2 4 Aces GC -34 $1,500,000
• 3 Smash GC -31 $500,000

Edited by Varun Anand Bhat