MASTERS TOURNAMENT

April 9, 2023

Joaquin Niemann

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Q. Top 20 finish. I feel like the majors for World Ranking Points are really important right now. Kind of maybe sum up the week and the silver lining you're going to get points out of this.

JOAQUIN NIEMANN: Obviously you're kind of thinking about it because you don't know what's going to happen the next year. Definitely playing the majors this coming year, but you never know what's going to happen.

Hopefully they figure something out then let all the top players be playing with the top players in the majors. Yeah, I think this week was important just in case. I mean, hopefully get a few points.

Q. Do you think this week was important for the sport? Have Brooks compete for most of the week. Have Phil go crazy today, probably going to finish second. Was this much needed to have LIV guys play well, have everyone kind of get along?

JOAQUIN NIEMANN: I don't think it was needed. Everybody knows that it's this way. The top guys on LIV and the top guys on TOUR, they're just talking that we don't have the top guys. But I think that anybody could win tournaments.

Yeah, I mean, obviously there's some potential major winners on the PGA TOUR and also on the LIV golf. I think I've got the game to win a major too. Brooks has shown off an impressive game by his part. And then Phil shooting 8-under was pretty impressive too.

I mean, also there's a lot of young kids on LIV that are kind of like getting -- kind of like learning. I got David that is on my team that he's a really impressive young player. He's able to play golf on the big stage, and it will be sad if he's not able to play in these tournaments, you know, because of something that is not -- I mean --

Q. I understand what you're trying to say. Last one from me. I guess next major is going to be PGA Oak Hill. You know much about that golf course? It can be pretty soft there, which can play into your hands.

JOAQUIN NIEMANN: I don't really know the courses. I'll take it week by week and will know better when it's upcoming.