Joaquin Niemann Makes History at The Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, WV (WOAY) – This past weekend has changed 20 year old Joaquin Niemann’s life.

The Chilean was masterful at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. He finished the tournament 21 strokes under par which was six shots better than anyone else. That margin is the best in tournament history.

Niemann also made history by becoming the first golfer from Chile to win a PGA Tour event. He says that The Greenbrier has been special to him, due to it being the site of his first professional tournament, and now the place he won his first trophy.

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Kyle Levasseur
Kyle Levasseur is the weekend sports anchor at WOAY-TV. He is originally from New Canaan, CT where he fell in love with television. Kyle was the Station Manager of his high school’s TV Broadcasting class. He commentated high school football games and filmed the other high school sports when he wasn’t playing baseball. Kyle graduated from Quinnipiac University in May 2019 with a degree in journalism. While at Quinnipiac, Kyle reported, produced and worked his way up to President of the student-run TV station, Q30. Kyle won a College Media Association award for Best Sportscast as a producer for the show Sports Paws. He also covered the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team on it’s run to the NCAA National Championship game. Also during college, Kyle interned with NBC New York and was able to interview players at the NBA Draft. Other than work, Kyle loves his friends and family, eating at Chick-fil-A and binge-watching The Office, Survivor, and Game of Thrones. He’s excited to cover the great local sports in West Virginia and the amazing people that live there!