BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Joaquin Niemann arrived at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster already owning more LIV Golf individual victories than anyone in league history.

Four days later, the 27-year-old Chilean had added another.

Niemann completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday at LIV Golf New York, closing with a 2-under 69 to finish at 16-under and defeat Harold Varner III by three shots. The victory was Niemann’s ninth on the LIV Golf circuit, extending his all-time record and giving the Torque GC captain his second title of the 2026 season.

And unlike some of the runaway victories that have built Niemann’s rapidly expanding LIV resume, this one required a response under pressure.

Varner, who began the final round two shots behind, erased the deficit and pulled even with Niemann through 11 holes. Suddenly, after Niemann had controlled the tournament virtually from the opening tee shot Thursday, Bedminster had a golf tournament.

Niemann responded like a player increasingly accustomed to closing them.

After Varner bogeyed the 12th, Niemann poured in a 58-foot birdie putt at the 13th to restore a two-shot advantage. Two holes later, he effectively ended the suspense, finding the green in two at the par-5 15th and converting a 26-foot eagle putt.

“I was going to be pretty happy with two putts there, and it was quite a surprise to make that one,” Niemann said of the birdie at 13. “It’s one of those that I just go to be grateful about it and just go pick it up and run. It was a big moment.”

The eagle at 15 was even bigger.

Niemann could finally exhale on one of the most demanding courses on LIV Golf’s schedule, eventually signing for 69 and a 16-under 268 total. Varner finished with a 70 and 13-under, while Lee Westwood and Scott Vincent shared third at 9-under.

For Niemann, the victory continued what has become a remarkable run of success since the beginning of 2024.

He won twice during the 2024 LIV Golf season, exploded for five victories in 2025 and has now won twice more in 2026. His nine career LIV titles equal the combined total of superstars Bryson DeChambeau (five) and Jon Rahm (four).

“I love winning,” Niemann said. “I love to come here and work my ass and try to have the best chance possible to win.”

That opportunity presented itself almost immediately in New Jersey.

Niemann opened with a tournament-low 64 on Thursday and followed with a 65 Friday, building a five-shot advantage through 36 holes. A third-round 70 reduced his cushion to two entering Sunday, but he never surrendered the outright lead until Varner briefly caught him during the final round.

Niemann ultimately became the fifth wire-to-wire individual winner on LIV Golf this season and has now won twice in his last four starts.

The week also offered another reminder of just how comfortable Niemann has become at the top of LIV leaderboards. He led the field in greens in regulation for the tournament, hitting 56 of 72, while surviving a course that punished much of the field.

Even DeChambeau, one of the favorites entering the week, finished 23 shots behind Niemann after rounds of 76-74-70-71 left him tied for 38th.

The individual trophy wasn’t the only championship decided Sunday.

While Niemann celebrated another victory, Rahm officially secured his third consecutive LIV Golf season-long Individual Championship despite enduring the worst finish of his LIV career.

Rahm closed with a 5-over 76 and tied for 41st, but his commanding points advantage meant DeChambeau could no longer catch him with only LIV Golf Indianapolis remaining on the regular-season schedule.

Rahm has now won the season-long championship in each of his first three seasons in the league.

“It’s been a great year,” Rahm said. “A little sour taste in my mouth because of how badly I played this week. But it’s been something to be proud of.”

Meanwhile, DeChambeau’s Crushers GC pulled off an unlikely comeback to capture the team title.

The Crushers began Sunday eight shots behind Niemann’s Torque GC but posted a cumulative 1-under final round while Torque stumbled to 9-over. Paul Casey led the charge with a bogey-free 68, while Anirban Lahiri birdied his final hole to give the Crushers separation from Torque and Legion XIII.

The Crushers finished at 6-over for the week — remarkably, the highest winning team score in LIV Golf history — and collected their record 11th regular-season team victory.

But the individual stage at Bedminster belonged to Niemann.

After beginning the tournament with a 64 and never relinquishing control, the Torque captain walked away with yet another trophy and another piece of LIV Golf history.

Nine victories. Seven of them since the start of 2025.

And at just 27 years old, LIV Golf’s winningest player is creating increasingly significant separation between himself and everyone chasing him.