$100 million worth LIV Golf star ranked among the top 10 highest-paid athletes in 2024

The PIF-backed LIV Golf is known for its big-money prize purses and lucrative contracts that led to many big golfers from the PGA Tour jumping ship, joining LIV. One such golfer who joined the Saudi-backed tour now finds himself ranked among the top 10 highest-paid athletes in 2024.

The golfer who is ranked in the top 10 of the highest-paid athletes in 2024 is Jon Rahm. Recently, Sky Sports curated a list of the highest-paid athletes last year and ranked the Legion XII captain in tenth place. Rahm, 30, has been reported to earn £84 million in 2024. This figure roughly translates to $106.43 million.

You can check Sky Sports' list of the highest-paid athletes in 2024 below:

Jon Rahm joined LIV Golf ahead of the 2024 season. While it was initially reported that his deal was worth more than $500 million, a report from ESPN later clarified that Rahm's deal was worth more than $300 million. However, it seems the money spent on Rahm turned out to be a good investment.

In 2024, the Spanish golfer completely dominated LIV Golf. Not only was he able to manage to win two events on the Saudi-backed Tour, but he also stood first in LIV's Individual standings. In 2025, Rahm played at LIV Golf Riyadh and Adelaide, where he finished T2 and 6th, respectively.

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How much did Jon Rahm earn for his 6th place finish at LIV Golf Adelaide?

The 2025 LIV Adelaide event had a purse of $20 million. While the largest share of this purse went to the tournament winner, Joaquin Niemann ($4 million), Jon Rahm earned $700,000 for finishing 6th. Here is a detailed look at the payout at LIV Golf Adelaide:

Individual:

• 1. Joaquin Niemann: -13, $4,000,000
• T2. Carlos Ortiz: -10, $1,875,000
• T2. Abraham Ancer: -10, $1,875,000
• 4. David Puig: -9, $1,000,000
• 5. Richard Bland: -8, $800,000
• 6. Jon Rahm: -7, $700,000
• T7. Tom McKibbin: -6, $470,500
• T7. Harold Varner III: -6, $470,500
• T7. Anirban Lahiri: -6, $470,500
• T7. Brooks Koepka: -6, $470,500
• T7. Sam Horsfield: -6, $470,500
• T12. Adrian Meronk: -5, $314,166.67
• T12. Thomas Pieters: -5, $314,166.67
• T12. Cameron Tringale: -5, $314,166.67
• T12. Charl Schwartzel: -5, $314,166.67
• T12. Dean Burmester: -5, $314,166.67
• T12. Henrik Stenson: -5, $314,166.67
• T18. Sergio Garcia: -4, $250,000
• T18. Kevin Na: -4, $250,000
• T18. Bryson DeChambeau: -4, $250,000
• T21. Marc Leishman: -3, $225,000
• T21. Bubba Watson: -3, $225,000
• T23. Phil Mickelson: -2, $190,714.29
• T23. Charles Howell III: -2, $190,714.29
• T23. Brendan Steele: -2, $190,714.29
• T23. Peter Uihlein: -2, $190,714.29
• T23. Yubin Jang: -2, $190,714.29
• T23. Ben Campbell: -2, $190,714.29
• T23. Tyrrell Hatton: -2, $190,714.29
• 30. Cameron Smith: -1, $170,000
• T31. Dustin Johnson: E, $153,833.33
• T31. Caleb Surratt: E, $153,833.33
• T31. Andy Ogletree: E, $153,833.33
• T31. Ian Poulter: E, $153,833.33
• T31. Paul Casey: E, $153,833.33
• T31. Lucas Herbert: E, $153,833.33
• T37. Graeme McDowell: +2, $135,285.71
• T37. Luis Masaveu: +2, $135,285.71
• T37. Louis Oosthuizen: +2, $135,285.71
• T37. Lee Westwood: +2, $135,285.71
• T37. Patrick Reed: +2, $135,285.71
• T37. Branden Grace: +2, $135,285.71
• T37. Danny Lee: +2, $135,285.71
• 44. Matt Jones: +3, $128,000
• 45. Sebastian Muñoz: +4, $125,000
• 46. Mito Pereira: +6, $125,000
• T47. Chieh-Po Lee: +7, $121,500
• T47. Jason Kokrak: +7, $121,500
• 49. Martin Kaymer: +8, $60,000
• 50. Wade Ormsby: +9, $60,000
• T51. Anthony Kim: +10, $55,000
• T51. Talor Gooch: +10, $55,000
• 53. Frederik Kjettrup: +12, $50,000
• 54. Matthew Wolff: +13, $50,000

Team:

• 1 Fireballs GC: -21, $3,000,000
• 2 Legion XIII: -15, $1,500,000
• 3 Torque GC: -13, $500,000