How LIV Golf Payouts Compare to the PGA Tour
The money in LIV Golf is astronomical, with $25 million combined purses for the first seven events and a whopping $50 million for the LIV Golf Championship, the final event of the inaugural season in 2022.
Dustin Johnson was easily the top prize winner, collecting a combined $35,637,767 between individual play, team play, and bonuses. Here are more details on LIV Golf payouts and how they compare to PGA Tour and major championship payouts.
LIV Golf Payouts
Unlike the PGA Tour, LIV Golf payouts are identical for each regular-season tournament. The individual winner collects $4 million from the $20 million individual purse, while the second-place finisher takes home $2.125 million, and third-place cashes a $1.5 million check. There is no cut in LIV Golf events, and the last-place finisher in the 48-player tournaments takes home $120,000.
For the complete list of how much each finishing position pays in LIV Golf, compared to PGA Tour and major championship payouts, check out the table at the bottom of the page.
In addition to $20 million in individual payouts, LIV Golf reserves $5 million for team prizes. The top three teams, out of 12 who compete, each team prizes, which are split evenly between the four players on the team.
| Team Position | Team Payout |
| 1 | $3,000,000 |
| 2 | $1,500,000 |
| 3 | $500,000 |
Top LIV Golf Money Earners
Dustin Johnson was far and away the top earner on the LIV Golf circuit in 2022. The 2020 Masters champion put his stamp on LIV Golf by earning $35,637,767 playing in all seven regular events plus the LIV Golf team championship at the season’s end. Here’s how DJ’s LIV financials broke down:
- Individual money: $10,575,267
- Team money: $7,062,500
- Bonus money (individual season champion): $18,000,000
Johnson never finished worse than 16th as an individual in any LIV event in 2022. His outright wins came in Boston (individual and team), Portland (team), Bedminster (team), and Chicago (team).
Here is a full overview of the top 40 LIV Golf earners of 2022.
Note: The top three players won bonuses from the $30 million season-long individual competition. Dustin Johnson ($18 million), Branden Grace ($8 million), and Peter Uihlein ($4 million).
| Player | Individual Wins | Events | Individual Earnings | Team Earnings | Total |
| 1. Dustin Johnson | 1 | 7 | $10,575,267 | $7,062,500 | $35,637,767 |
| 2. Branden Grace | 1 | 7 | $6,509,666 | $2,125,000 | $16,634,666 |
| 3. Peter Uihlein | 0 | 7 | $5,814,786 | $3,000,000 | $12,814,786 |
| 4. Patrick Reed | 0 | 6 | $5,148,214 | $7,062,500 | $12,210,714 |
| 5. Talor Gooch | 0 | 7 | $3,312,000 | $7,062,500 |
$10,374,500 |
| 6. Brooks Koepka | 1 | 6 | $5,651,100 | $2,625,000 |
$8,276,100 |
| 7. Charl Schwartzel | 1 | 7 | $6,010,000 | $2,125,000 | $8,135,000 |
| 8. Pat Perez | 0 | 6 | $961,000 | $7,062,500 | $8,023,500 |
| 9. Cameron Smith | 1 | 4 | $5,316,000 | $2,062,500 | $7,378,500 |
| 10. Eugenio Chacarra | 1 | 6 | $4,807,000 | $2,125,000 | $6,932,000 |
| 11. Carlos Ortiz | 0 | 6 | $4,010,314 | $2,125,000 | $6,135,314 |
| 12. Sergio Garcia | 0 | 7 | $4,003,786 | $2,125,000 | $2,125,000 |
| 13. Henrik Stenson | 1 | 4 | $4,441,000 | $4,441,000 | $5,566,000 |
| 14. Louis Oosthuizen | 0 | 7 | $3,270,167 | $2,125,000 | $5,395,167 |
| 15. Paul Casey | 0 | 5 | $2,980,867 | $1,562,500 | $4,543,367 |
| 16. Hennie Du Plessis | 0 | 3 | $2,405,000 | $2,125,000 | $4,530,000 |
| 17. Joaquin Niemann | 0 | 4 | $4,274,286 | $250,000 | $4,524,286 |
| 18. Abraham Ancer | 0 | 6 | $2,320,500 | $2,215,000 | $4,445,500 |
| 19. Chase Koepka | 0 | 7 | $1,703,964 | $2,625,000 | $4,328,964 |
| 20. Lee Westwood | 0 | 7 | $2,897,914 | $1,375,000 | $4,272,914 |
| 21. Matthew Wolff | 0 | 6 | $3,913,667 | $312,500 | $4,226,167 |
| 22. Anirban Lahiri | 0 | 4 | $2,663,500 | $1,562,500 | $4,226,000 |
| 23. Jason Kokrak | 0 | 5 | $1,334,500 | $2,625,000 | $3,959,500 |
| 24. Richard Bland | 0 | 7 | $2,295,833 | $1,250,000 | $3,545,833 |
| 25. Sam Horsfield | 0 | 7 | $2,159,000 | $1,375,000 | $3,534,000 |
| 26. Bryson DeChambeau | 0 | 6 | $1,949,250 | $1,562,500 | $3,511,750 |
| 27. Matt Jones | 0 | 7 | $1,342,200 | $2,062,500 | $3,404,700 |
| 28. Wade Ormsby | 0 | 7 | $1,007,000 | $2,062,500 | $3,069,500 |
| 29. Ian Poulter | 0 | 7 | $1,628,333 | $1,375,000 | $3,003,333 |
| 30. Charles Howell III | 0 | 5 | $1,432,833 | $1,562,500 | $2,995,333 |
| 31. Marc Leishmann | 0 | 4 | $905,500 | $2,062,500 | $2,968,000 |
| 32. Laurie Canter | 0 | 7 | $1,906,950 | $1,000,000 | $2,906,950 |
| 33. Sihwan Kim | 0 | 6 | $2,132,000 | $250,000 | $2,382,000 |
| 34. Graeme McDowell | 0 | 7 | $1,498,381 | $875,000 | $2,373,381 |
| 35. James Piot | 0 | 7 | $1,686,000 | $250,000 | $1,936,000 |
| 36. Kavin Na | 0 | 7 | $1,664,286 | $250,000 | $1,914,286 |
| 37. Phachara Khongwatmai | 0 | 7 | $1,233,333 | $625,000 | $1,858,333 |
| 38. Bernd Wiesberger | 0 | 7 | $1,531,000 | $312,500 | $1,843,500 |
| 39. Phil Mickelson | 0 | 7 | $1,512,850 | $312,500 | $1,825,350 |
| 40. Turk Pettit | 0 | 7 | $1,441,000 | $250,000 | $1,691,000 |
LIV Golf vs. PGA Tour Payouts
In response to the massive payouts offered by LIV Golf, and in order to keep its top talent, the PGA Tour is set for a historic 2023 season from a monetary standpoint. In total, the PGA Tour will payout $560,000,000 over 47 events in 2023. This is being led by a series of elevated events where the tour has increased purse sizes to $20 million.
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The largest purse is the Tour Championship, which has been increased to $75 million. The Players Championship is at $25 million and there are six events that feature a $20 million purse.
Here's exactly how each finishing position (1-48) from a LIV event compares to a regular PGA Tour event (purses range from around $7 million to $9 million), a major championship (The most recent Masters offered a $15 million purse), and an elevated PGA Tour event with a $20 million purse.
| Pos. | Regular PGA Tour Event ($8.1M) | Masters ($15M) | Elevated PGA Tour ($20M) | LIV Individual ($20M) |
| 1 | $1,458,000 | $2,700,000 | $3,600,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2 | $874,800 | $1,620,000 | $2,160,000 | $2,125,000 |
| 3 | $550,800 | $1,020,000 | $1,360,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 4 | $388,800 | $720,000 | $960,000 | $1,050,000 |
| 5 | $324,000 | $600,000 | $800,000 | $975,000 |
| 6 | $291,600 | $540,000 | $720,000 | $800,000 |
| 7 | $271,350 | $502,500 | $670,000 | $675,000 |
| 8 | $251,100 | $465,000 | $620,000 | $625,000 |
| 9 | $234,900 | $435,000 | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| 10 | $218,700 | $405,000 | $540,000 | $560,000 |
| 11 | $204,525 | $378,750 | $505,000 | $540,000 |
| 12 | $188,325 | $348,750 | $465,000 | $450,000 |
| 13 | $172,125 | $318,750 | $425,000 | $360,000 |
| 14 | $155,925 | $288,750 | $385,000 | $270,000 |
| 15 | $147,825 | $273,750 | $365,000 | $250,000 |
| 16 | $139,725 | $258,750 | $345,000 | $240,000 |
| 17 | $131,625 | $243,750 | $325,000 | $232,000 |
| 18 | $123,525 | $228,750 | $305,000 | $226,000 |
| 19 | $115,425 | $213,750 | $285,000 | $220,000 |
| 20 | $107,325 | $198,750 | $265,000 | $200,000 |
| 21 | $99,225 | $183,750 | $245,000 | $180,000 |
| 22 | $91,125 | $168,750 | $225,000 | $172,000 |
| 23 | $84,645 | $156,750 | $209,000 | $170,000 |
| 24 | $78,165 | $144,750 | $193,000 | $168,000 |
| 25 | $71,685 | $132,750 | $177,000 | $166,000 |
| 26 | $65,205 | $120,750 | $161,000 | $164,000 |
| 27 | $62,775 | $116,250 | $155,000 | $162,000 |
| 28 | $60,345 | $111,750 | $149,000 | $160,000 |
| 29 | $57,915 | $107,250 | $143,000 | $158,000 |
| 30 | $55,485 | $102,750 | $137,000 | $156,000 |
| 31 | $53,055 | $98,250 | $131,000 | $154,000 |
| 32 | $50,625 | $93,750 | $125,000 | $152,000 |
| 33 | $48,195 | $89,250 | $119,000 | $150,000 |
| 34 | $46,170 | $85,500 | $114,000 | $148,000 |
| 35 | $44,145 | $81,750 | $109,000 | $146,000 |
| 36 | $42,120 | $78,000 | $104,000 | $144,000 |
| 37 | $40,095 | $74,250 | $99,000 | $142,000 |
| 38 | $38,475 | $71,250 | $95,000 | $140,000 |
| 39 | $36,855 | $68,250 | $91,000 | $138,000 |
| 40 | $35,235 | $65,250 | $87,000 | $136,000 |
| 41 | $33,615 | $62,250 | $83,000 | $134,000 |
| 42 | $31,995 | $59,250 | $79,000 | $132,000 |
| 43 | $30,375 | $56,250 | $75,000 | $130,000 |
| 44 | $28,755 | $53,250 | $71,000 | $128,000 |
| 45 | $27,135 | $50,250 | $67,000 | $126,000 |
| 46 | $25,515 | $47,250 | $63,000 | $124,000 |
| 47 | $23,895 | $44,250 | $59,000 | $122,000 |
| 48 | $22,599 | $41,850 | $55,800 | $120,000 |