LIV Golf, mercifully, has reached the midway point of its season, with the league in Virginia for the third time, the second time at Trump National Golf Club. Big news came a few weeks ago when it was reported that Saudi Arabia’s PIF will not fund LIV Golf after this year.
Since then there have been changes to the board, an event in New Orleans has been “postponed” and this week Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau had plenty to say about their respective contracts and future.
But, for now, there is a tournament to play and the usual cast of characters will play for the overall $30 million purse with the individual winner taking home $4 million and the winning team splitting $3 million.
Rahm is the individual points leader and has won twice this year and hasn’t finished worse than fifth place in six events. He won in Mexico City two weeks ago by six shots. DeChambeau and Thomas Detry are second and third in the standings respectively.
Joaquin Niemann has won each of LIV Golf’s last two stops in Virginia, last year taking home the prize at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.
Elsewhere, LIV Golf’s exemptions into the U.S. Open will be solidified after this week as the top player not otherwise exempt and in the top three of the LIV Golf standings will take a spot. Detry is in the best spot to take that exemption.
Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates.
Here’s the prize breakdown in Virginia
INDIVIDUAL
WIN: $4 million
2: $2.25 million
3: $1.5 million
4: $1 million
5: $800,000
6: $700,000
7: $600,000
8: $525,000
9: $442,500
10: $405,000
11: $380,000
12: $360,000
13: $340,000
14: $320,000
15: $300,000
16: $285,000
17: $270,000
18: $260,000
19: $250,000
20: $240,000
21: $230,000
22: $220,000
23: $210,000
24: $200,000
25: $195,000
26: $190,000
27: $185,000
28: $180,000
29: $175,000
30: $170,000
31: $165,000
32: $160,000
33: $155,000
34: $150,000
35: $148,000
36: $145,000
37: $143,000
38: $140,000
39: $138,000
40: $135,000
41: $133,000
42: $130,000
43: $128,000
44: $128,000
45: $125,000
46: $125,000
47: $50,000
48: $50,000
49: $50,000
50: $50,000
51: $50,000
52: $50,000
53: $50,000
54: $50,000
55: $50,000
56: $50,000
57: $50,000
TEAM
WIN: $3 million
2: $1.5 million
3: $900,000
4: $700,000
5: $650,000
6: $600,000
7: $550,000
8: $500,000
9: $450,000
10: $400,000
11: $300,000
12: $250,000
13: $200,000
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