Arguably the most anticipated LIV Golf event on the schedule takes place at The Grange in Adelaide as the big-money League resumes with its first tournament for three weeks.
Last year, there was a general sense that the circuit’s inaugural trip to Australia offered a glimpse of what it could eventually become on a regular basis, with sell-out crowds on each of the three days of action and some top-quality golf as Talor Gooch claimed his maiden LIV Golf title.
As a result, it was no surprise when, in November, a return to Australia was confirmed. While there is the expectation that this year’s edition will be as successful, the prize money on offer is identical to that of other regular LIV Golf tournaments throughout the season.
Once again, players are competing for a huge purse of $25m, with $20m being distributed among the 54 players in the individual event and a further $5m to be shared among the top three teams.
Because of the huge prize money available at each tournament, 31 LIV golfers have already made seven-figure sums despite only five events having been held, and that number will increase after this week.
Leading the way on the LIV Golf money list is Joaquin Niemann, who has won almost $9.5m thanks largely to his two victories, in Mexico and Jeddah.
Dean Burmester won $4m for his win in the most recent tournament, in Miami, and he will be hoping for a repeat of that here, while even the players finishing in the bottom three of the leaderboard will earn $50,000.
The purse is by far the biggest of any tournament this week. The nearest challenger is the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, which offers a $8.9m prize fund, of which each of the two winners will receive $1,286,050.
Below is the prize money payout for the 2024 LIV Golf Adelaide event.
Individual LIV Golf Adelaide Prize Money Payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $4,000,000 |
| 2nd | $2,250,000 |
| 3rd | $1,500,000 |
| 4th | $1,000,000 |
| 5th | $800,000 |
| 6th | $700,000 |
| 7th | $600,000 |
| 8th | $525,000 |
| 9th | $442,500 |
| 10th | $405,000 |
| 11th | $380,000 |
| 12th | $360,000 |
| 13th | $340,000 |
| 14th | $320,000 |
| 15th | $300,000 |
| 16th | $285,000 |
| 17th | $270,000 |
| 18th | $260,000 |
| 19th | $250,000 |
| 20th | $240,000 |
| 21st | $230,000 |
| 22nd | $220,000 |
| 23rd | $210,000 |
| 24th | $200,000 |
| 25th | $195,000 |
| 26th | $190,000 |
| 27th | $185,000 |
| 28th | $180,000 |
| 29th | $175,000 |
| 30th | $170,000 |
| 31st | $165,000 |
| 32nd | $160,000 |
| 33rd | $155,000 |
| 34th | $150,000 |
| 35th | $148,000 |
| 36th |
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