The 11th event of the LIV Golf season is taking place in the UK at JCB Golf and Country Club.
In the previous 10 events this season, a total prize fund of $25m has been on offer, with $20m distributed among the 54 players in the field and the remaining $5m shared between the top three teams.
In the event preceding the trip to England, LIV Golf Andalucia at Valderrama in Spain, Talor Gooch scooped a top prize of $4m for his first win of the season, with runner-up Jon Rahm settling for $2.25m.
Meanwhile, his Legion XIII team banked $3m for winning the team event, with Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC claiming $1.5m for his runner-up finish. Brooks Koepka’s Smash GC won $500,000 for placing third.
The prize money distribution is identical for this week’s event. Meanwhile, even those players who finish lower down the leaderboard will be in line for a significant payday.
For example, the player who finishes third is set to bank $1.5m, with $1m going to the player in fourth.
As LIV Golf events are no-cut contests, each of the players in the field will receive some payment.
That means even the players who finish between 52nd and 54th on the leaderboard will boost their coffers to the tune of $50,000.
Talor Gooch won $4m at LIV Golf Andalucia
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Following LIV Golf UK, there are only two regular events of the season remaining.
As a result, competition at the Staffordshire course is more intense than ever, with plenty up for grabs at the top and the bottom of the season-long Individual and Team Championships, too.
Ahead of the tournament, Joaquin Niemann was the runaway leader of the Individual Championship. Two rounds into LIV Golf UK, that looked likely to be strengthened as he led by six. Meanwhile, Legion XIII leads the way in the Team Championship standings.
Joaquin Niemann had four wins before LIV Golf UK began
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Those details are significant because a prize of $18m awaits the winner of the Individual Championship, with $8m heading to the player finishing second and $4m to the player in third.
There are also implications beyond the financial for many players, with the final standings of individuals in the table potentially having a significant impact on their LIV Golf careers.
For example, while the players…
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