So, about the golf. LIV Golf has been about anything but the competition on the course lately, with the status of the league being up in the air for the past few months. On Wednesday, CEO Scott O’Neil said that they have a lead investor willing to fork out millions to keep the league going into next year. Many questions remain, of course, including whether the team championship will be held later this year in Michigan.
For now, however, they’re at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, with the usual cast of characters playing for the customary $30 million purse, with $4 million going to the individual winner and the winning team splitting $3 million.
This marks only the second tournament in the U.S. this year and Bedminster has hosted an event in both 2022 and 2023. Jon Rahm is closing in on his third consecutive individual championship, with Bryson DeChambeau the only other pursuer who has a (slim) chance. Rahm tied for 23rd in the UK in his last finish, which was his worst finish since he joined LIV Golf.
Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces hold a slight lead over Cameron Smith’s Ripper squad. That team title is going to clearly come down to the wire, with the event in Indianapolis being the only remaining individual event on the schedule.
Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates.
Here’s the prize payout in New York
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
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
