How much will the LIV Golf Chicago winner get from the event’s $25,000,000 purse? Prize money breakdown explored

Modified Sep 23, 2023 12:16 GMT

LIV Golf Chicago is currently underway at the Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The Saudi-backed series returned to action this week on Friday, September 22 after a break. The 12th event of the 2023 LIV schedule has a 48-player field competing for the $25,000,000 prize purse that can be won.

Much like the rest of the circuit events, the golfer winning LIV Golf Chicago bags a whopping $4,000,000 paycheck. This is 20 per cent of the $20,000,000 individual prize money. According to LIV’s prize money distribution chart, the golfer finishing runner-up will bag $2,125,000 and the player finishing third on the podium gets $1,500,000.

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LIV Golf Chicago prize money

The LIV Golf event’s champion will get a $4,000,000 paycheck for his individual efforts. The fourth-placed golfer also bags over a million, winning $1,050,000. Unlike the PGA Tour, LIV doesn’t have the traditional 36-hole cut. Owing to the series’ 54-hole format, all 48 golfers competing will bag prize money paychecks.

The golfer finishing last on the final leaderboard will return home with $120,000. Much like other series, the prize money will be split between players tied in points. It is important to note that LIV events still don’t provide Official World Golf Ranking points and the winners have to settle for the massive prize money paychecks.

Here is the complete individual prize money breakdown for LIV Golf Chicago:

WIN - $4,000,000
2 - $2,125,000
3 - $1,500,000
4 - $1,050,000
5 - $975,000
6 - $800,000
7 - $675,000
8 - $625,000
9 - $580,000
10 - $560,000
11 - $540,000
12 - $450,000
13 - $360,000
14 - $270,000
15 - $250,000
16 - $240,000
17 - $232,000
18 - $226,000
19 - $220,000
20 - $200,000
21 - $180,000
22 - $172,000
23 - $170,000
24 - $168,000
25 - $166,000
26 - $164,000
27 - $162,000
28 - $160,000
29 - $158,000
30 - $156,000
31 - $154,000
32 - $152,000
33 - $150,000
34 - $148,000
35 - $146,000
36 - $144,000
37 - $142,000
38 - $140,000
39 - $138,000
40 - $136,000
41 - $134,000
42 - $132,000
43 - $130,000
44 - $128,000
45 - $126,000
46 - $124,000
47 - $122,000
48 - $120,000

LIV Golf Chicago team prize money

It is noteworthy that the LIV Golf League also follows a team competition format. According to the system, the teams at the event will compete for the $5,000,000 prize money.

The winning team at the LIV Golf Chicago will get the top prize of $3,000,000. The team finishing second on the podium will bag $1,500,000, while the team finishing third will get $500,000. The total prize money will be divided equally between players of the team.

Edited by Vishnu Mohan