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Top-ranked amateur Joaquin Niemann signs with Adidas Golf, Ping
Update: 4/17/18 at 3:50 pm
Joaquin Niemann has also signed an equipment deal with Ping, as per Twitter.
We are excited to announce that Joaquin Niemann, former world #1 amateur, has joined #TeamPING! Good luck at the @ValeroTXOpen! ???? pic.twitter.com/BB6jEf5It0
— PING GOLF (@PingTour) April 17, 2018
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Just like Sergio Garcia did 19 years ago, another 19-year-old phenom is signing with Adidas Golf. Joaquin Niemann inked a multi-year headwear, apparel, and footwear deal with the company.
A native of Santiago, Chile, Niemann won the 2015 IMG Junior World Championship at at Torrey Pines. He defended his title in 2016. He won three consecutive AJGA events last year and finished the 2017 season as the No. 1-ranked amateur in the world.
Niemann competed in the 2017 Greenbrier Classic, where he made the cut as an amateur and finished tied for 29th. He qualified for the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills through sectional qualifiers and then receiving an invitation to play in the 2018 Masters Tournament by way of his 2018 Latin America Amateur Championship victory.
“Adidas works with the top players in the world, it’s the biggest brand in Chile, and I wanted to be a part of that,” said Niemann. “I look down at my shirt and see the adidas logo and I feel really proud to be wearing it. I could also tell the difference immediately – everything, from head-to-toe, is beautiful and I just feel better swinging the club.”
Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Haotong Li, and Sam Burns are all all signed to the 3-Stripes and are under 25 years old.
Niemann makes his professional debut this week at the Valero Texas Open, where we got a look at his WITB.
Adidas Golf posted this video to its Instagram…
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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Jack Nash
Apr 18, 2018 at 12:09 pm
Well, at least he didn’t go to the dark side. Taylormade. Kids got a good future.
Randy
Apr 18, 2018 at 1:43 pm
Not with that hideous golf swing and after he tastes the American gold-digger.
RoyR
Apr 17, 2018 at 12:34 pm
How much is adidas paying him to be their clothes hanger model and shoe salesman?
John Krug
Apr 18, 2018 at 11:50 am
Jealous much?
Josh
Apr 18, 2018 at 12:28 pm
I’m sure the clothes look much better on him, a 19 year old athlete, than a 50-something, beer-belly, armchair-quarterback, anyway…