LIV GOLF WASHINGTON DC

May 28, 2023

Joaquin Niemann

Mito Pereira

David Puig

Sebastian Munoz

Trump National Golf Club

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: So you guys are the first double team winner for this season. You guys are also the youngest team. What are you doing with these guys?

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: Celebrate. Yeah, everything comes pretty easy. I mean, the boys had a great week. Might oh, Sebastián, finished up there, and I did finish with a really nice run on the third round. So yeah, I mean, it's a nice run for a nice week.

Q. So Sebastián and Mito, both of you had your scores count all three days. Do you get some special privilege from Joaco, a Rolex?

SEBASTIÁN MUÑOZ: We are going to get it written down somewhere because we need to get our perks better.

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: We will find a way.

Q. Mito, tell us about your day. I know you've struggling with allergies the last two days. Did it have an effect on your game at all?

MITO PEREIRA: Today it was better. My irons weren't very good today mostly, so I mean, happy to finish third, and obviously wanted to win but we won as a team so that's pretty sick, too.

Q. How does that compare in terms of being a team winner versus an individual winner? Is it just as sweet for you to be a team winner?

MITO PEREIRA: I haven't really done the individual winner yet.

Q. We'll change that.

MITO PEREIRA: The team win obviously feels really nice.

Q. You shot 6-under today so you really clinched it for the team. How does that feel being one of the youngest guys out here and really pulling it in clutch for your team today?

DAVID PUIG: It felt good. I played pretty steady the whole day. I had a pretty tough round yesterday, and you know, Joaco sent me a good message before I went to sleep. I know he trusts me, and so do the other guys.

So I don't know, I feel very comfortable here with these guys and today was a good day but you know, even when someone has bad days, I think we area language with each other to support each other so it's pretty easy.

Q. When you changed the lift, clean and place going into this season, did you feel like it was going to gel as quickly as it has?

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: You mean, the lift, clean and place, the team?

Q. Do you feel like it was going to come together this weekly?

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: Actually, yeah. We knew the four of us could do a lot on the team together. Yeah, we show a lot of that. We won, already, two times, and obviously the more important win is the last one at the end of the year and I think this is good to prove all the other teams that we are the team to beat I think, so yeah.

Q. You're the youngest team out here. What kind of advantages does that give you versus everybody else?

DAVID PUIG: We hit it farther. You can check the stats but (laughter).

SEBASTIÁN MUÑOZ: I'm the shortest on the team, so I'm thankful to these guys. They put length and still have me working out and trying to get better, get longer every day, and it's paying off. Proud of this team. Proud of the way that we can talk to each other, that we can get better and we can have the team performing this way.

Q. Is there a certain camaraderie that comes with being young, everybody is younger?

MITO PEREIRA: Yeah, every one of us is pretty close, we are mostly in the same age. He's a little younger. But we have -- I mean, we are coming from a Spanish-speaking country. We have a lot of things in common. That makes it really good.

Q. And do you feel like your eagle at 13 was maybe the turning point for the team?

MITO PEREIRA: For sure, both.

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: But it was my birdie on 10 -- but no (laughter).

MITO PEREIRA: For sure, that eagle helped out a little bit and I tried to make a couple more coming up but that eagle, it was pretty good to have it.

Q. And you also went low in Orlando when you guys won in the final round. Is there something about your mindset going into the final round that you want to contribute even more, even though maybe the week didn't go as well?

DAVID PUIG: Yeah, again, I had a pretty tough round yesterday. And I can't remember how I played in the second round in Orlando but every day is a new day. I had a good round in Orlando and we won, and I had a good round here and we won.

But I don't think it matters that much. I think my mindset, going into at least these two rounds, was better than other rounds, and I was ready to go today and yeah I played pretty good.

Q. What was the message you sent?

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: Last night, obviously David didn't play very well yesterday and I saw him a little bit upset but I think the team format is very unique in that way that you can come out the next day and shoot a really low round and like he did, and help the team and be right here.

It makes me really, I don't know what is the word, but it's nice to see what happened from yesterday to today. I think he's a great player and being able to help him out, showing him a motivational message or something, inspired him to play well today. I'm pretty happy for that and for David.

Q. Even though the 4Aces are still --

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: Who?

Q. Do you guys feel like you guys are the team to beat with two wins?

JOAQUÍN NIEMANN: This is golf. But yeah, for now, somebody has to win.

Q. How much are you paying attention to the leaderboard down the stretch what Harold is doing, and how does that affect what you're doing, if at all?

MITO PEREIRA: I pay attention but not like on every hole Mito. I try to check the team, try to check myself and what's coming up so obviously look a little bit with you it's not the main goal. Main goal is try to do the best I can and try to push a little bit.

Q. How impressive was Harold today?

MITO PEREIRA: He played pretty solid today (laughter) no, he played today. Happy for him.