It’s been a while since we’ve seen LIV Golf in action and there have been plenty of headlines in the meantime. The last event was in early June and how the league is back this week with its event in the United Kingdom at JCB Golf & Country Club in Staffordshire, England. The usual cast will, for now, play for the overall $30 million purse with the winner taking home $4 million and the winning team splitting $3 million.
LIV Golf’s top draw, Bryson DeChambeau, was the biggest newsmaker last week at the British Open at Royal Birkdale, despite not winning. His rules fiasco late Friday was a sight to behold. But he’s in England looking for his third victory this season after wins in Singapore and South Africa. He’s second in the season-long standings behind Jon Rahm, who has won this year in Hong Kong and Mexico City but has been more consistent. Rahm can wrap up the individual season title if he wins and DeChambeau finishes in a three-way tie for second place or worse.
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The status of the league remains in flux. In just the past weeks two newsworthy items popped up that suggested it may not have much time left. First, the DP World Tour and PGA Tour announced a partnership with the Asian Tour, which previously has partnered with LIV Golf and was seen as a way to create some co-sanctioned events for 2027. Secondly, news has started to leak that the team championship slated for late August in Michigan is not going to happen. If that’s the case, only the events in New York and Indianapolis remain following this week.
Check back here Sunday after play is complete for updates.
Here’s the purse breakdown in England
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
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
