LIV Golf’s most successful player agrees DP World Tour deal

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Joaquin Niemann, LIV Golf’s all time wins leader, has reportedly agreed a deal with the DP World Tour.Niemann won the Genesis Invitational in February 2022, one of the PGA Tour’s premier events, but left the circuit for LIV later that summer.Joaquin Niemann is set to play a full season on the DP World TourGettyHe was named as captain of the Torque GC team and enjoyed success on the controversial breakaway tour.In total, the Chilean won a record nine times on LIV, including at LIV Golf UK last summer.But, amid the news of LIV’s collapse, Niemann looks set to sign for the DP World Tour again.Niemann, who has one career win on the European Tour, has agreed terms to play ‘15-20’ events on sponsors invites, Golf Channel Latin America reports.If he can win one of those tournaments, he would gain full membership through to the 2029 season.Niemann has played seven DP World Tour events this season, including the flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, where he came T21.He was third at the Italian Open and second at the Irish Open to boost his world ranking up to 34th.Golf Channel LA say the deal will be formally confirmed once the 2026 season is done.Meanwhile, fellow former LIV star Lucas Herbert has also agreed a deal to play 15 DP World Tour events next season.Herbert, a two-time champion on LIV this season, has played twice on the DP World Tour in 2026 but is also set to be handed a batch of special invites in 2027.Lucas Herbert is set to re-join the DP World TourGettyThe Australian came T6 at The Open Championship in July and, along with Niemann, will add more quality to any field he is in.The biggest LIV name who is yet to confirm where he will play next season is Bryson DeChambeau.The two-time major champion is going to play the upcoming Nedbank Golf Challenge on the DP World Tour but has not confirmed his plans beyond that yet.He recently said in lengthy statement: “I’m not going to rewrite the last four years.“I made a decision I believed in, and I’m grateful for what came with it: playing in front of fans new and old around the world who rarely got to see the best players at home. The record crowds in Adelaide and Johannesburg will stick with me for the rest of my life.“I believed this game could reach more people, in more places, in a new way. I still believe that. And I gave it everything I had to keep team golf alive.“I want to say thank you to the people who believed in this from the start: the staff, the operations crews, the caddies, and everyone behind the scenes at LIV and Crushers GC who bet their careers on this. You gave everything. And thank you to my Crushers teammates, our sponsors, and every fan who came out.“I still believe in team golf. It may look different in the future, but I still believe it’s essential to growing the game.“Arnold Palmer said no player is bigger than the game, and I want to acknowledge that, along the way, I’ve said some things that didn’t help.Bryson DeChambeau is yet to confirm what his future holdsGetty“Whatever comes next, I’ll approach it with humility and respect for the people who carried this game long before me.“In December, I’ll compete at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player’s event, in front of fans who made my first visit to South Africa unforgettable.“Beyond that, I’ll go about whatever is next the right way.“My passion has been to grow this game. That’s still the goal. Thank you for sticking with me.“Together we can all grow this great game we love.”