Updated May 31, 2026, 9:49 a.m. ET
Joaquin Niemann won his LIV-best eighth title on Sunday, giving him three more victories than the next golfer on the circuit. Niemann beat Talor Gooch on the first playoff hole on Sunday at LIV Golf Korea to claim the $4 million first-place prize.
After winning five times in 2025, it took till the last day of May in 2026 for Niemann to climb the mountain again.
“It was fun out there,” said Niemann. “I really enjoy the feeling of winning again.”
Niemann had four birdies on a five-hole stretch on his first nine, then stuffed an approach from 150 yards out to about six feet on the first playoff hole to set up his winning birdie putt.
2026 LIV Golf Korea prize money payoutsPos.GolferScoreEarnings1Joaquin Niemann-12$4,000,0002Talor Gooch-12$2,250,0003Bryson DeChambeau-11$1,500,0004Dustin Johnson-10$1,000,0005Scott Vincent-9$800,000T6Harold Varner III-8$650,000T6Brendan Steele-8$650,000T8Travis Smyth-7$442,500T8Marc Leishman-7$442,500T8Charles Howell III-7$442,500T8Lucas Herbert-7$442,500T12Ben Campbell-6$330,000T12Laurie Canter-6$330,000T12Young-Han Song-6$330,000T12Branden Grace-6$330,000T16Cameron Smith-4$266,250T16Ian Poulter-4$266,250T16David Puig-4$266,250T16Jon Rahm-4$266,250T20Jason Kokrak-3$230,000T20Thomas Pieters-3$230,000T20Anthony Kim-3$230,000T23Do-Yeob Mun-2$193,333T23Sebastian Munoz-2$193,333T23Richard Bland-2$193,333T23Tom McKibbin-2$193,333T23Victor Perez-2$193,333T23Dean Burmester-2$193,333T29Abraham Ancer-1$165,000T29Bubba Watson-1$165,000T29Adrian Meronk-1$165,000T29Sergio Garcia-1$165,000T29Danny Lee-1$165,000T34Cameron TringaleE$147,500T34Charl SchwartzelE$147,500T34Jose Luis BallesterE$147,500T37Luis Masaveu1$138,750T37Louis Oosthuizen1$138,750T37Byeong-Hun An1$138,750T37Lee Westwood1$138,750T41Anirban Lahiri2$129,875T41Yosuke Asaji2$129,875T41Richard T. Lee2$129,875T41Thomas Detry2$129,875T45Max Rottluff3$80,600T45Elvis Smylie3$80,600T45Martin Kaymer3$80,600T45Graeme McDowell3$80,600T45Caleb Surratt3$80,600T50Michael La Sasso4$50,000T50Miguel Tabuena4$50,000T52Peter Uihlein5$50,000T52Carlos Ortiz5$50,00054Min-Kyu Kim6$50,00055Sam Horsfield9$50,00056Bjoern Hellgren14$50,00057Matthew Wolff21$50,000Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!2026 LIV Golf Korea team prize money payouts
The Crushers, led by Bryson DeChambeau, are repeat winners at LIV Golf Korea on the team side. They beat OKGC by three this time around to claim their 10th regular-season win. That’s most all-time on LIV.“Just grateful, super grateful that I’ve got amazing guys, an amazing team,” said DeChambeau. “We all click in different ways, but we all work to make our team the best out here.”
Pos.TeamScoreEarnings1Crushers GC-23$3,000,0002OKGC-20$1,500,0003Ripper GC-15$900,00044Aces GC-14$700,000