Having set the world amateur game alight, Joaquin Niemann wasted no time proving himself at the highest level.
Joaquin Niemann is a professional golfer from Santiago, Chile, who plays on the PGA Tour and was the number one-ranked amateur golfer in the world between May 2017 and April 2018.
Niemann was born in Santiago, Chile, and now resides in Jupiter, Florida in the United States.
He telegraphed his potential with six victories in minor professional events in his home country whilst still an amateur - and won another straight after joining the pro ranks.
He then confirmed his transition to higher levels with a first victory on the PGA Tour in 2019.
Niemann's father gave him plastic clubs when he was only two years of age and he has been on the rise ever since.
In the first event of 2021 Niemann very nearly won the Tournament of Champions, but was denied in extra holes by Harris English.
A little over 12 months later he claimed his second PGA Tour triumph with victory in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera CC.