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Sep 21, 2024; Carrolton, Texas, USA; Bryson DeChambeau of the Crushers GC walks down the first fairway during the LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship Semifinals at Maridoe Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
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Sep 21, 2024; Carrolton, Texas, USA; Bryson DeChambeau of the Crushers GC walks down the first fairway during the LIV Golf Dallas Team Championship Semifinals at Maridoe Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
The 7th LIV Golf event of the season has kicked off at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in Incheon, South Korea. After one day of play, Bryson DeChambeau and Talor Gooch share the lead by a slender margin, carding a brilliant 7 under par to open the tournament. All eyes will be, however, on two players. Joaquin Niemann, who is currently having a dominant season on the circuit, and Jon Rahm, who is yet to finish below the 10th position at any LIV event since his joining.
The 72-par course with a total yardage of 7344 yards will pose a stern challenge to the golfers as the days go by, and all the participants will be looking to put their best performance forward to clinch the ultimate prize. But what is at stake in South Korea for all the 54 participants?
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The lucrative prize purse at stake in LIV Golf Korea
The total purse at the Korean event is the same as that of the other LIV events—$25 million. Of this, the individual competition gets 80% of the money, i.e., $20 million. The winner gets 20% of the total prize purse, which is $4 million, while the runner-up gets $2.25 million. The third-placed finisher will leave the course with $1.5 million. In case there is a tie, the total prize money for all the positions occupied is added and distributed amongst the tied players equally. This holds true for all positions except for 1st.
Let’s take a look at how the prize money is distributed amongst all the positions.
| 1 | $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 | $123,000 |
| 48 | $120,000 |
| 49 | $60,000 |
| 50 | $60,000 |
| 51 | $60,000 |
| 52 | $50,000 |
| 53 | $50,000 |
| 54 | $50,000 |
All participating golfers get a chunk of the prize money regardless of where they finish on the leaderboard. The remaining $5 million is kept aside to distribute amongst the winning teams. The team concept is unique to LIV Golf and cannot be found on the PGA Tour. Unlike the individual prize distribution, only the top three teams get the money from the $5 million pool. Here is the breakdown of the team prize money.
| TEAM POSITION | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1 | $3 million |
| 2 | $1.5 million |
| 3 | $500,000 |
It is not just the lucrative prize money at stake at the event. The players and the team will be competing to improve their standings on the individual and team points list.
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Will Joaquin Niemann's dominance continue, or is Jon Rahm ready to steal the spotlight in Korea?
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2025 LIV Golf standings as of now
On the individual front, the undoubted leader is Joaquin Niemann. The Chilean golfer has won three of the six events. He is that dominant. Niemann also earned a spot on the upcoming US Open due to his brilliance on the LIV Golf Circuit. He is currently 30 points ahead of Jon Rahm in second.
Spaniard Rahm is yet to finish outside the Top 10 in a LIV Golf event, and he maintains a 16-point game gap with fellow countryman Sergio Garcia, who is third. Lucas Herbert and Bryson DeChambeau, both yet to win this season, make the fourth and fifth places.
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On the team front, Jon Rahm-led Legion XIII GC holds the lead, with Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC trailing. Ripper GC makes up the top 3 of the standings. The individual points winner, runner-up, and third-placed finisher will get tasty bonuses at the end of the season.
Who do you have winning the LIV Golf Korea event? Will Bryson DeChambeau clinch his first victory of the 2025 season?
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Will Joaquin Niemann's dominance continue, or is Jon Rahm ready to steal the spotlight in Korea?