{"id":849228,"date":"2026-08-09T15:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/849228\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T15:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:16:13","slug":"liv-golf-new-york-prize-money-payout-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/849228\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf New York Prize Money Payout 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-13cd2aea-9400-11f1-a96b-3f9f6aa8b961\">An uncertain summer for the LIV Golf League is rapidly drawing to a conclusion, with the penultimate regular event of the season coming from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.<\/p>\n<p>Off the course, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-secures-lead-investor-for-2027\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-secures-lead-investor-for-2027\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"news\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/liv-golf-secures-lead-investor-for-2027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CEO Scott O&#8217;Neil has confirmed that a deal has been agreed for investment<\/a> to save the circuit&#8217;s future. While we await details on what that might entail, on the course, it&#8217;s been business as usual.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3970dcc2-9402-11f1-a7c5-c3ef04c6cfc6-0\">That means another huge prize purse for the 57 players in the field in New York, with the individual event alone offering an overall purse of $20m, with $4m going to the winner.<\/p>\n<p>With just one round to play of LIV Golf New York, a familiar name was at the top of the leaderboard &#8211; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/joaquin-niemann-golfer-facts-bio-wins-career-earnings\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/joaquin-niemann-golfer-facts-bio-wins-career-earnings\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"news\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/joaquin-niemann-golfer-facts-bio-wins-career-earnings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joaquin Niemann<\/a>, who was closing in on his ninth title on the circuit and second of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He led <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-harold-varner-iii\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-harold-varner-iii\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"news\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-harold-varner-iii\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harold Varner III<\/a> by two on 14 under after 54 holes. Lee Westwood was third on 10 under.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>As ever, that&#8217;s not all the prize money on the table, with the 13 teams all in line for a payout, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UJZ94fR8onK4qKQeLmG8yD.jpg\" alt=\"Harold Varner III during the third round of LIV Golf New York\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UJZ94fR8onK4qKQeLmG8yD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UJZ94fR8onK4qKQeLmG8yD.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Harold Varner III trailed Joaquin Niemann by two with a round to play<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6ba0f6b8-9403-11f1-97f5-b3a0ad4a9582\">In total, $10m is shared between the 13 teams, with $3m going to the winning line-up. Niemann&#8217;s Torque GC led by two with a round to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news, equipment news, reviews, head-to-heads and buyer\u2019s guides from our team of experienced experts.<\/p>\n<p>Team earnings are split between the franchises, not by players, so any money earned via their collective finish will not go towards an individual&#8217;s takeaway.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, some individuals are in line for even more money courtesy of the $2.3m bonus pool, which is allocated to players in the top three teams at each tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The money is distributed at the discretion of the captains, with the top team set for a $1m windfall, the team finishing second $800,000 and the team in third $500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the maximum prize money payout for each position at LIV Golf New York before ties are taken into account.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-13cd2cf2-9400-11f1-9bfc-4718caefbb41\"\/>LIV GOLF NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN<\/p>\n<p>Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>Position<\/p>\n<p>Prize Money<\/p>\n<p>1st<\/p>\n<p>$4,000,000<\/p>\n<p>2nd<\/p>\n<p>$2,250,000<\/p>\n<p>3rd<\/p>\n<p>$1,500,000<\/p>\n<p>4th<\/p>\n<p>$1,000,000<\/p>\n<p>5th<\/p>\n<p>$800,000<\/p>\n<p>6th<\/p>\n<p>$700,000<\/p>\n<p>7th<\/p>\n<p>$600,000<\/p>\n<p>8th<\/p>\n<p>$525,000<\/p>\n<p>9th<\/p>\n<p>$450,000<\/p>\n<p>10th<\/p>\n<p>$415,000<\/p>\n<p>11th<\/p>\n<p>$380,000<\/p>\n<p>12th<\/p>\n<p>$360,000<\/p>\n<p>13th<\/p>\n<p>$340,000<\/p>\n<p>14th<\/p>\n<p>$320,000<\/p>\n<p>15th<\/p>\n<p>$300,000<\/p>\n<p>16th<\/p>\n<p>$285,000<\/p>\n<p>17th<\/p>\n<p>$270,000<\/p>\n<p>18th<\/p>\n<p>$260,000<\/p>\n<p>19th<\/p>\n<p>$250,000<\/p>\n<p>20th<\/p>\n<p>$240,000<\/p>\n<p>21st<\/p>\n<p>$230,000<\/p>\n<p>22nd<\/p>\n<p>$220,000<\/p>\n<p>23rd<\/p>\n<p>$210,000<\/p>\n<p>24th<\/p>\n<p>$200,000<\/p>\n<p>25th<\/p>\n<p>$195,000<\/p>\n<p>26th<\/p>\n<p>$190,000<\/p>\n<p>27th<\/p>\n<p>$185,000<\/p>\n<p>28th<\/p>\n<p>$180,000<\/p>\n<p>29th<\/p>\n<p>$175,000<\/p>\n<p>30th<\/p>\n<p>$170,000<\/p>\n<p>31st<\/p>\n<p>$165,000<\/p>\n<p>32nd<\/p>\n<p>$160,000<\/p>\n<p>33rd<\/p>\n<p>$155,000<\/p>\n<p>34th<\/p>\n<p>$150,000<\/p>\n<p>35th<\/p>\n<p>$147,500<\/p>\n<p>36th<\/p>\n<p>$145,000<\/p>\n<p>37th<\/p>\n<p>$142,500<\/p>\n<p>38th<\/p>\n<p>$140,000<\/p>\n<p>39th<\/p>\n<p>$137,500<\/p>\n<p>40th<\/p>\n<p>$135,000<\/p>\n<p>41st<\/p>\n<p>$132,500<\/p>\n<p>42nd<\/p>\n<p>$130,000<\/p>\n<p>43rd<\/p>\n<p>$129,000<\/p>\n<p>44th<\/p>\n<p>$128,000<\/p>\n<p>45th<\/p>\n<p>$127,000<\/p>\n<p>46th<\/p>\n<p>$126,000<\/p>\n<p>47th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>48th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>49th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>50th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>51st<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>52nd<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>53rd<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>54th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>55th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>56th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p>57th<\/p>\n<p>$50,000<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-13cd2dd8-9400-11f1-a5fd-37718708ce4a\"\/>LIV GOLF NEW YORK TEAM PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN<\/p>\n<p>Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>Position<\/p>\n<p>Prize Money Payout (Per Team)<\/p>\n<p>1st<\/p>\n<p>$3 million<\/p>\n<p>2nd<\/p>\n<p>$1.5 million<\/p>\n<p>3rd<\/p>\n<p>$900,000<\/p>\n<p>4th<\/p>\n<p>$700,000<\/p>\n<p>5th<\/p>\n<p>$650,000<\/p>\n<p>6th<\/p>\n<p>$600,000<\/p>\n<p>7th<\/p>\n<p>$550,000<\/p>\n<p>8th<\/p>\n<p>$500,000<\/p>\n<p>9th<\/p>\n<p>$450,000<\/p>\n<p>10th<\/p>\n<p>$400,000<\/p>\n<p>11th<\/p>\n<p>$300,000<\/p>\n<p>12th<\/p>\n<p>$250,000<\/p>\n<p>13th<\/p>\n<p>$200,000<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-13cd2ec8-9400-11f1-aa0c-e37092116903\"\/>LIV GOLF NEW YORK TEAM\/INDIVIDUAL BONUS PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN<\/p>\n<p>Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>Team Finish<\/p>\n<p>Individual Bonus Payout<\/p>\n<p>1st<\/p>\n<p>$1 million<\/p>\n<p>2nd<\/p>\n<p>$800,000<\/p>\n<p>3rd<\/p>\n<p>$500,000<\/p>\n<p><a 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