The first of two back-to-back events in the LIV Golf League calendar concluded in South Korea ahead of next week’s trip to Spain for LIV Golf Andalucia.
It will be Joaquin Niemann heading to the Iberian Peninsula with the most confidence after he secured his eighth LIV Golf title at Asiad Country Club.
The Torque GC captain beat Talor Gooch in a playoff, thanks to a birdie on the first extra hole to give him his first victory of the season. Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau finished third.
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As usual, there was $20 million on offer in the individual competition at LIV Golf Korea.
Thanks to his victory, Niemann claimed $4 million in prize money for winning the individual title. Meanwhile, Gooch earned $2.25 million, while he likely collected more thanks to his team’s finish.
Talor Gooch won over $2 million for his runner-up placing
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As ever, $10 million is shared among the teams. In addition, there was a $2.3 million bonus pool for the leading player in each of the top-three teams.
DeChambeau’s team, Crushers GC, won the team title, meaning he’ll take even more than the $1.5m prize money for finishing third, thanks to his share of that bonus money.
In theory, that could be the full $1 million of that pool, although, as noted by LIV Golf, “captains can allocate to their team players as they wish.”
Gooch’s OKGC finished second to win $800,000, meaning that, like DeChambeau, he is entitled to at least some of that prize money. Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC placed third to earn $500,000.
Below is what each player and team won at LIV Golf Korea.
LIV GOLF KOREA INDIVIDUAL PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNSwipe to scroll horizontally
Position
Player
Prize Money
1st
Joaquin Niemann
$4,000,000
2nd
Taylor Gooch
$2,250,000
3rd
Bryson DeChambeau
$1,500,000
4th
Dustin Johnson
$1,000,000
5th
Scott Vincent
$800,000
T6
Brendan Steele
$650,000
T6
Harold Varner III
$650,000
T8
Travis Smyth
$442,500
T8
Marc Leishman
$442,500
T8
Charles Howell III
$442,500
T8
Lucas Herbert
$442,500
T12
Ben Campbell
$330,000
T12
Branden Grace
$330,000
T12
Younghan Song
$330,000
T12
Laurie Canter
$330,000
T16
Cameron Smith
$266,250
T16
Ian Poulter
$266,250
T16
David Puig
$266,250
T16
Jon Rahm
$266,250
T20
Jason Kokrak
$230,000
T20
Anthony Kim
$230,000
T20
Thomas Pieters
$230,000
T23
Sebastian Munoz
$193,333
T23
Dean Burmester
$193,333
T23
Tom McKibbin
$193,333
T23
Victor Perez
$193,333
T23
Doyeob Mun
$193,333
T23
Richard Bland
$193,333
T29
Abraham Ancer
$165,000
T29
Bubba Watson
$165,000
T29
Adrian Meronk
$165,000
T29
Danny Lee
$165,000
T29
Sergio Garcia
$165,000
T34
Charl Schwartzel
$147,500
T34
Cameron Tringale
$147,500
T34
Josele Ballester
$147,500
T37
Byeong Hun An
$138,750
T37
Luis Masaveu
$138,750
T37
Lee Westwood
$138,750
T37
Louis Oosthuizen
$138,750
T41
Thomas Detry
$131,000
T41
Yosuke Asaji
$131,000
T41
Richard T. Lee
$131,000
T41
Anirban Lahiri
$131,000
T45
Martin Kaymer
$80,600
T45
Max Rottluff
$80,600
T45
Caleb Surratt
$80,600
T45
Graeme McDowell
$80,600
T45
Elvis Smylie
$80,600
T50
Miguel Tabuena
$50,000
T50
Michael La Sasso
$50,000
T52
Carlos Ortiz
$50,000
T52
Peter Uihlein
$50,000
54th
Minkyu Kim
$50,000
55th
Sam Horsfield
$50,000
56th
Bjorn Hellgren
$50,000
57th
Matthew Wolff
$50,000
LIV GOLF KOREA TEAM PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNSwipe to scroll horizontally
Position
Team
Prize Money Payout (Per Team)
1st
Crushers GC
$3 million
2nd
OKGC
$1.5 million
3rd
Ripper GC
$900,000
4th
4Aces GC
$700,000
5th
HyFlyers GC
$650,000
6th
Torque GC
$600,000
7th
Southern Guards GC
$550,000
8th
Fireballs GC
$500,000
9th
Cleeks Golf Club
$450,000
10th
Korean Golf Club
$400,000
T11
Legion XIII
$275,000
T11
Majesticks Golf Club
$275,000
13th
RangeGoats Golc Club
$200,000
LIV GOLF KOREA TEAM/INDIVIDUAL BONUS PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNSwipe to scroll horizontally
Team Finish
Team
Individual Bonus Payout
1st
Crushers GC
$1 million
2nd
OKGC
$800,000
3rd
Ripper GC
$500,000