Joaquin Niemann calls for the "top 10 in the LIV rankings" to get a direct path to the majors

Joaquin Niemann has voiced his support for a direct pathway for LIV Golf's players to gain entry into major championships. The Chilean golfer's statement echoed a similar proposal from his fellow competitor Kevin Na.

Speaking with Golf Monthly, the 26-year-old expressed that he believes that LIV Golf's top performing players deserve an exemption to compete on golf's biggest stages. He said (via Golf Monthly):

"I would look at the rankings - whoever is the most consistent during the year has the chance to play at all the Majors next season. I would say the top-10 in the LIV rankings. LIV winners could be a way to do it, because if you are winning tournaments then you have a chance to win Majors. But, at the end of the day, I think it's going to be pretty much the same with the top-10. They will all most likely win anyway."

Niemann has received an invite to play the 2025 Augusta Masters for the second consecutive year in April via special invitation. According to his proposal for a pathway, he would be allowed to play in every major championship this year following two victories on LIV Golf last year. However, the former PGA Tour player has only secured spots at The Open Championship and The Masters so far. He will need to continue putting up stellar performances to gain an invite to the US Open.

The Torque GC captain, who finished second on the individual leaderboard for the 2024 season, agreed with Kevin Na's proposal for granting exemptions to all LIV Golf event winners and the top-16 players on the final individual leaderboard at the end of its 13 tournament season.

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Joaquin Niemann on receiving entry into The Masters

Joaquin Niemann and Nicolai Hojgaard are two players that have recently accepted special invitations to be a part of one of golf's most prestious tournaments.

According to a press release from LIV Golf, the Torque GC captain was confident that he would be called back to play at Augusta National this year. Set to make his 23rd start at a major championship this April, Niemann is attempting to break his previous record of tied for 16th place at the Masters. He said (via LIV Golf):

"I feel like I have played pretty bad on majors and it's something that I try to figure it out. But if I look at it the simple way is that it’s just four days of golf, so it's something that I've done before and I won before in four days against the best players.”

The Olympian is one of the 12 LIV Golf players in the field list for the 2025 Masters. Fans will be excited to see if he can capture his maiden top-10 finish at a major championship.