Pro Golf Now
Fansided

Wyndham Championship: Power ranking the Top 10 at Sedgefield

By Mike Randleman

GREENSBORO, NC - AUGUST 20: Peter Malnati plays his second shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 20, 2017 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NC - AUGUST 20: Peter Malnati plays his second shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 20, 2017 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
6 of 11
Next
ST LOUIS, MO – AUGUST 10: Joaquin Niemann of Chile plays his shot from the 12th tee during the second round of the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on August 10, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO – AUGUST 10: Joaquin Niemann of Chile plays his shot from the 12th tee during the second round of the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on August 10, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /

Joaquin Niemann made the cut in his first major championship as a professional last week at the PGA Championship. A T71 finish didn’t set the world on fire, but the fact that a 19-year-old just made his fifth cut in a row is noteworthy.

This week is an anomaly, too, because the Chilean is usually closer to the top of the board. He earned himself a full Tour card for 2018-19 thanks to four top-10s and two more top-25s in limited starts.

Niemann is a great iron player and gains over a stroke per round on the field on his approaches. His flexibility allows him to sling it far off the tee despite his small stature.

It seems like just a matter of time until Niemann wins his first event. Against a relatively weak field, it seems very possible before he hits his 20s.

Home/Golf Power Rankings