Following years of planning, LIV Golf has finally arrived in South Africa and The Club at Steyn City has been given the honor of hosting the PIF-backed circuit’s maiden tournament.
The aim for both the South African roster and their 53 rivals has been to follow Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Anthony Kim and Elvis Smylie into the winner’s circle this season.
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After three rounds of the event, DeChambeau was threatening his second consecutive win, as he led by two over Grace.
The reward for lifting the LIV Golf South Africa title is another $4 million payout from a total of $20 million as far as the individual competition goes.
There is $2.25 million available for the runner-up and seven-figure checks for those who end third and fourth, too. That is, of course, before various factors reduce how much a professional golfer really earns from a tournament.
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In the team event, whichever foursome shoots the lowest total across the four days picks up $3 million while the second-place quartet earns $1.5 million.
Team members are not thought to receive that share of the prize money, however, with those finances being given to the respective franchises.
The final pot of money is a $2.3 million cache which may well be given to the leading player on each of the top-three teams. Team captains can give the money to whoever they want, though, so it could go to the pro who helps their team onto the podium via an excellent weekend instead, for example.
Below is a complete breakdown of all prize money payouts at LIV Golf South Africa, with the totals updated once play has finished on Sunday.
LIV GOLF SOUTH AFRICA INDIVIDUAL PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
|
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 |
$450,000 |
|
10th |
$415,000 |
|
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 |
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