Carlos Ortiz compares Sergio Garcia and Joaquin Niemann as LIV Golf captains, details their ‘different’ personalities

Carlos Ortiz made his debut on the LIV Golf in 2022 and was signed into Joaquin Niemann's Torque GC in 2024. Ortiz started in the Saudi-based league with Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC before rejecting his contract extension to join Niemann at Torque GC as a free agent.

While appearing in the "Fairway to Heaven" podcast with Jerry Foltz and Su-Ann Heng, Carlos Ortiz broke down the differences between Joaquin Niemann and Sergio Garcia in their captaincy. Ortiz said that both captains are different "in a lot of ways." The Torque GC star praised the support his former captain Garcia gave him and said,

" Sergio is a great guy. He's always been awesome to me and helped me in a lot of different ways. Just to start, the age difference is completely different. " [at 33:38 - 33:59]

He further said that Garcia is a captain who would "push you to do better" and will always offer help with technical matters on the driving range. However, Carlos Ortiz claimed to feel more connected with his current Torque GC captain, Joaquin Niemann. He said,

" I think what is great about Joaquin and that I love being around him is that he's not going to tell you anything, he's just gonna show you. He's not gonna tell you have to act this way or you have to practice or you have to do this. Just watch him and you'll learn, that's the kind of guy. He's not going to be bothering you with words and giving you a speech or anything." [at 34:05 - 34:26]

Carlos Ortiz said that Joaquin Niemann "really struggles to express himself." Ortiz felt that he was able to learn a lot from Niemann just by watching him and observing his captain work hard.

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Carlos Ortiz 2024 LIV Golf season

Carlos Ortiz has played in seven LIV Golf events so far in the 2024 season. The 33-year-old is currently ranked 23rd on the Saudi-based league's individual leaderboard with 25.83 points.

His best finish this season was at the 2024 LIV Golf Invitational in Hong Kong. Ortiz finished fourth as an individual earning 17 points with a total score of 12 under par, while Torque GC finished fifth as a team. He carded in rounds of two under, six under, and four under par to secure the top-five finish.

Ortiz's most recent start was at the Singapore edition of the league. He shot an opening round score of one over par and neutralized it with a one under par score on the second day. He scored an impressive seven under-par round on the last day to finish 19th and earn 1.66 points.