{"id":431598,"date":"2026-01-23T06:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/431598\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T06:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:07:08","slug":"joaquin-niemann-wins-mvp-bryson-dechambeau-gets-drive-of-the-year-at-liv-golf-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/431598\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaquin Niemann Wins MVP, Bryson DeChambeau Gets Drive of the Year at LIV Golf Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIV<\/a> Golf,\u00a0the global golf league blending world-class competition with entertainment and culture to grow the game worldwide,\u00a0today announced the winners of\u00a0The LIV Golf Showcase, the inaugural awards special honoring the most compelling performances, pivotal moments, impactful players, and dramatic moments from the 2025 LIV Golf season.<\/p>\n

The 22 awards winners were spread across 13 different players and 12 different League teams; highlighting the strength of the League\u2019s field of golfers. Honors were highlighted by\u00a0MVP Joaquin Niemann<\/a>,\u00a0Breakout Star of the Year David Puig<\/a>,\u00a0Clutch Player of the Year Jon Rahm<\/a>,\u00a0Shot of the Year Phil Mickelson<\/a>, and\u00a0Comeback Player of the Year Bubba Watson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Multiple honors highlighted the season\u2019s elite execution, led by Bryson DeChambeau<\/a>, who captured Drive of the Year, with an incredible 410.8 yard-drive at LIV Golf Mexico<\/a> City 2025, and Win of the Year at LIV Golf Korea 2025 – performances that anchored Crushers GC<\/a>\u2019s two-award haul. Mickelson also earned multiple honors, claiming Shot of the Year alongside the playful Can I Get a Mulligan (Right Idea, Wrong Result) award. 4Aces GC<\/a> added two accolades through Patrick Reed<\/a>\u2019s hole-in-one at LIV Golf Adelaide 2025 (Moment of the Year) and Dustin Johnson<\/a> \u2019s Escape Artist (Season\u2019s Greatest Save) performance at LIV Golf Singapore 2025.<\/p>\n

Following its broadcast on FS1, The LIV Golf Showcase is available on LIV Golf’s YouTube channel<\/a>. LIV Golf Showcase features two awards that celebrate YouTube golf culture and the League\u2019s viral YouTube series, “The Duels.<\/a>” The broadcast featured a special appearance from golf content creator Fat Perez and “Under the Influence \u2013 Best Golf Influencer Moment of the Year” award win from Bob Does Sports.<\/p>\n

Player-Voted Awards\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most\u00a0Valuable Player (MVP): Joaquin Niemann<\/a>, Torque GC\u00a0<\/p>\n

Breakout Star of the Year: David Puig<\/a>, Fireballs GC\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clutch Player of the Year: Jon Rahm<\/a>, Legion XIII\u00a0<\/p>\n

Comeback Player of the Year: Bubba Watson,\u00a0RangeGoats\u00a0GC\u00a0<\/p>\n

Caddie\u00a0of the Year: Adam Hayes\u00a0(Jon Rahm,\u00a0Legion\u00a0XIII)<\/p>\n

Fan-Voted Awards\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under the Influence \u2013 Best Golf Influencer Moment of the Year: Bob Does Sports<\/p>\n

Committee-Voted Awards\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shot of the Year: Phil Mickelson<\/a>,\u00a0HyFlyers\u00a0GC\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drive of the Year: Bryson DeChambeau<\/a>, Crushers GC\u00a0(Mexico City)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Putt of the Year: Marc Leishman<\/a>, Ripper GC (84-foot putt, LIV Golf Miami)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Approach of the Year: Richard Bland, Cleeks Golf Club (Mexico City)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sand Save Specialist (Bunker Shot of the Year): Graeme McDowell, Smash GC\u00a0(Hong\u00a0Kong<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Win of the Year: Bryson DeChambeau, Crushers GC\u00a0(Korea)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Moment of the Year: Patrick Reed, 4Aces GC\u00a0(Ace in Adelaide)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Escape Artist (Season\u2019s Greatest Save): Dustin Johnson<\/a>, 4Aces\u00a0(Singapore)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Gambler (Big Risk, High Reward): Cameron Smith<\/a>, Ripper GC\u00a0(UK)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Best Team Win: Torque GC (\u221264, Indianapolis)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celebration of the Year:\u00a0Southern\u00a0Guards\u00a0(Chicago)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Concert of the Year: Dom Dolla (Adelaide)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tournament of the Year: Adelaide\u00a0<\/p>\n

Full\u00a0Throttle: Sebastian Munoz<\/a>, Torque GC (Indianapolis)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Can I Get a Mulligan (Right Idea, Wrong Result): Phil Mickelson<\/p>\n

League-Directed Awards<\/p>\n

The Impact Award:\u00a0Majesticks\u00a0GC<\/p>\n

This piece is courtesy of and in partnership with LIV Golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIV Golf,\u00a0the global golf league blending world-class competition with entertainment and culture to grow the game worldwide,\u00a0today announced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-431598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}