WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. – Joaquin Niemann was trying his best not to get ahead of himself when he woke up on Sunday in this toney resort in the Allegheny Mountains.

The 20-year-old from Chile held a two-stroke lead entering the final round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. But he wouldn’t be teeing off until 2:10 p.m. ET, so there was plenty of time to let his mind wander and think about how his life could change if he won his first PGA TOUR event.

Granted, there are multiple distractions for the vacationers at The Greenbrier – from swimming to riding horses to glass blowing to falconry, just to name a few. In fact, Niemann began the week spending two hours on Tuesday going off-roading with his buddy Carlos Ortiz.

“Definitely, next year I’m going again,” he said with a grin.

Sunday was the time for business, though. And Niemann harnessed his emotions and played with the poise of a veteran at The Old White TPC, shooting a near-flawless 64 that lifted him to 21 under and six shots ahead of the field, the largest margin of victory in the history of the tournament.

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“I just couldn't think about this moment, like holding the trophy,” he said. “I was like, man, take it easy. We got 18 holes to play. Don't think about that yet. Just go out there and have fun.

“I just couldn't think about that moment in the entire day, so I was just trying to think about anything else. My caddie is very funny, so he was just talking to me and make me laugh to just try to forget about that.

“Then the last couple holes I was feeling great. I was really enjoying.”

With the victory, Neimann joined some elite company. The late Seve Ballesteros of Spain and Rory McIlroy are the only other international players to win on TOUR before the age of 21 – although the Northern Irishman only made it by two days. Neimann, for his part, turns 21 in November.