One of the most eye-catching elements of the inaugural LIV Golf Series has been the huge prize money and payouts handed to players after each of its five events so far.
There are just three tournaments remaining in this year’s Series, and as well as more huge money on the table in the final two regular events, the season-ending team event at Florida’s Trump National Doral has double the money on offer.
Last time out, at Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago, one of LIV Golf’s most high-profile players, Cameron Smith, won the $4m individual prize, while Dustin Johnson’s 4 Aces GC won the team tournament for the fourth successive time for a share of $3m.
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Next in the schedule is the sixth tournament Stonehill in Bangkok before the regular season concludes at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Saudi Arabia capital Jeddah. In each of those tournaments, the purse remain $25m, with $20m for individual prize money and the remaining $5m shared between the top three teams.
With only three events in the regular season left to play, attention is also on Individual Point Standings, which offers another $30m to be shared between the top three players in the standings after the Saudi Arabia leg of the Series. Currently, Johnson leads the way on 118 points ahead of South African Branden Grace on 79 points. Meanwhile, relative newcomer Smith is already in third, on 56 points, ahead of Charl Schwatzel in fourth on 55 points and Matthew Wolff in fifth on 50 points.
Players finishing in the top 24 during of each individual event receive points ranging from 40 for finishing first to one for finishing between 21st and 24th meaning there’s still lots to play for as players try to force their way into the all-important top three and a chance to win either $18m, $8m or $4m. To be eligible, players also need to have participated in a minimum of four events.
The inaugural season concludes with the Team Championship at Trump National Doral in Florida, which has double the purse at $50m. That will see a tweaked format with will singles and foursomes match…
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