You can’t talk about LIV Golf for long without bringing up the exorbitant amount of money the players compete for each event.
With $20 million up for grabs at regular season events ($4 million to the winner), it certainly pays to play well in the LIV Golf League, just ask the likes of Talor Gooch, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka.
The four players have each eclipsed $19 million in individual prize money across the last two LIV Golf seasons, with Gooch as the only player to hit the $20 million mark. Across 20 regular-season events, 11 players have earned more than $10 million by themselves, and that’s without including how much they each made upfront for signing with the upstart circuit financially backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
As the season comes to a close this weekend at the 2023 LIV Golf Team Championship at Trump National Doral, here’s a look at who has cashed in for the most individual prize money so far (We’re using individual prize money only as team prize money can be distributed in different ways within each squad).
Talor Gooch – $20,632,012
Talor Gooch celebrates after winning the 2023 LIV Golf Andalucia at Real Club Valderrama in Cadiz, Spain. (Photo: Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
Dustin Johnson – $19,314,945
Dustin Johnson reacts after putting out on the 18th green during the season finale of the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral. (Photo: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)
Cameron Smith – $19,271,417
Cameron Smith celebrates after winning the LIV Golf Bedminster golf tournament at Trump National Bedminster. (Photo: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)
Brooks Koepka – $19,146,933
Brooks Koepka of the US poses with his caddy and the trophy after winning the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah champion at Royal Greens Golf in Jeddah on October 15, 2023. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
Bryson DeChambeau – $15,284,250
Bryson DeChambeau poses with the championship trophy after winning the 2023 LIV Golf Chicago event at Rich Harvest Farms. (Photo: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports)
Branden Grace – $14,912,083
Branden Grace of South Africa acknowledges the crowd as he is introduced as the champion of the LIV Golf Invitational – Portland at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club on July 02, 2022 in North Plains, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
Patrick Reed – $12,957,047
Patrick Reed of the 4 Aces does a shoey after his team win at LIV Golf Adelaide on April 23, 2023. (Photo by Brenton Edwards / AFP)
Peter Uihlein – $12,026,416
Peter Uihlein of the Aces golf club plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of a LIV Golf event at Orange County National. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
Anirban Lahiri – $11,024,750
Anirban Lahiri plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the LIV Golf Bedminster golf tournament at Trump National Bedminster. (Photo: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)
Sergio Garcia – $10,365,917
Sergio Garcia hits his shot from the fifth tee during the first round of 2023 LIV Golf Tulsa at the Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. (Photo: Katelyn Mulcahy/LIV Golf via Associated Press)
Harold Varner III – $10,333,333
Harold Varner III celebrates with caddie Chris Rice (R) on the trophy podium after winning the individual championship of LIV Golf Washington, D.C. golf tournament at Trump National. (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
Full individual prize money list
| Position | Player | 2023 earnings | 2022 earnings | Total earnings |
| 1 | Talor Gooch | $17,320,012 | $3,312,000 | $20,632,012 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | $8,739,678 | $10,575,267 | $19,314,945 |
| 3 | Cameron Smith | $13,955,417 | $5,316,000 | $19,271,417 |
| 4 | Brooks Koepka | $13,495,833 | $5,651,100 | $19,146,933 |
| 5 | Bryson DeChambeau | $13,335,000 | $1,949,250 | $15,284,250 |
| 6 | Branden Grace | $8,402,417 | $6,509,666 | $14,912,083 |
| 7 | Patrick Reed | $7,808,833 | $5,148,214 | $12,957,047 |
| 8 | Peter Uihlein | $6,211,630 | $5,814,786 | $12,026,416 |
| 9 | Anirban Lahiri | $8,361,250 | $2,663,500 | $11,024,750 |
| 10 | Sergio Garcia | $6,362,131 | $4,003,786 | $10,365,917 |
| 11 | Harold Varner III | $9,125,833 | $1,207,500 | $10,333,333 |
| 12 | Charles Howell III | $8,078,333 | $1,432,833 | $9,511,166 |
| 13 | Carlos Ortiz | $5,363,845 | $4,010,314 | $9,374,159 |
| 14 | Charl Schwartzel | $2,734,166 | $6,010,000 | $8,744,166 |
| 15 | Henrik Stenson | $4,204,750 | $4,441,000 | $8,645,750 |
| 16 | Louis Oosthuizen | $5,237,880 | $3,270,167 | $8,508,047 |
| 17 | Joaquin Niemann | $4,042,666 | $4,274,286 | $8,316,952 |
| 18 | Eugenio Chacarra | $3,284,583 | $4,807,000 | $8,091,583 |
| 19 | Mito Pereira | $7,970,583 | $0 | $7,970,583 |
| 20 | Matthew Wolff | $3,920,833 | $3,913,667 | $7,834,500 |
| 21 | Marc Leishman | $6,436,250 | $905,500 | $7,341,750 |
| 22 | Sebastian Muñoz | $7,178,917 | $0 | $7,178,917 |
| 23 | Abraham Ancer | $4,381,964 | $2,320,500 | $6,702,464 |
| 24 | Richard Bland | $4,404,726 | $2,295,833 | $6,700,559 |
| 25 | Danny Lee | $5,929,250 | $0 | $5,929,250 |
| 26 | Cameron Tringale | $5,134,584 | $778,700 | $5,913,284 |
| 27 | Scott Vincent | $4,617,917 | $1,248,700 | $5,866,617 |
| 28 | Paul Casey | $2,871,250 | $2,980,867 | $5,852,117 |
| 29 | Dean Burmester | $5,715,749 | $0 | $5,715,749 |
| 30 | Kevin Na | $3,632,262 | $1,664,286 | $5,296,548 |
| 31 | Brendan Steele | $5,260,345 | $0 | $5,260,345 |
| 32 | Jason Kokrak | $3,916,666 | $1,334,500 | $5,251,166 |
| 33 | Lee Westwood | $2,143,000 | $2,897,914 | $5,040,914 |
| 34 | Pat Perez | $3,952,500 | $961,000 | $4,913,500 |
| 35 | Ian Poulter | $2,853,333 | $1,628,333 | $4,481,666 |
| 36 | Phil Mickelson | $2,671,250 | $1,512,850 | $4,184,100 |
| 37 | Laurie Canter | $2,251,214 | $1,906,950 | $4,158,164 |
| 38 | Matt Jones | $2,781,833 | $1,342,200 | $4,124,033 |
| 39 | David Puig | $3,903,333 | $139,000 | $4,042,333 |
| 40 | Graeme McDowell | $2,497,679 | $1,498,381 | $3,996,060 |
| 41 | Bernd Wiesberger | $2,462,917 | $1,531,000 | $3,993,917 |
| 42 | Sihwan Kim | $1,648,000 | $2,132,000 | $3,780,000 |
| 43 | James Piot | $1,991,333 | $1,686,000 | $3,677,333 |
| 44 | Chase Koepka | $1,880,714 | $1,703,964 | $3,584,678 |
| 45 | Sam Horsfield | $1,373,333 | $2,159,000 | $3,532,333 |
| 46 | Jediah Morgan | $1,966,250 | $1,155,000 | $3,121,250 |
| 47 | Thomas Pieters | $3,055,666 | $0 | $3,055,666 |
| 48 | Martin Kaymer | $1,465,833 | $1,536,800 | $3,002,633 |
| 49 | Bubba Watson | $2,714,583 | $0 | $2,714,583 |
| 50 | Hennie Du Plessis | $0 | $2,405,000 | $2,405,000 |
| 51 | Turk Pettit | $0 | $1,441,000 | $1,441,000 |
| 52 | Justin Harding | $0 | $1,319,167 | $1,319,167 |
| 53 | Phachara Khongwatmai | $0 | $1,233,333 | $1,233,333 |
| 54 | Jinichiro Kozuma | $0 | $1,205,000 | $1,205,000 |
| 55 | Sadom Kaewkanjana | $0 | $1,162,286 | $1,162,286 |
| 56 | Wade Ormsby | $40,833 | $1,007,000 | $1,047,833 |
| 57 | Adrian Otaegui | $0 | $1,044,500 | $1,044,500 |
| 58 | Shaun Norris | $0 | $1,006,000 | $1,006,000 |
| 59 | Hudson Swafford | $0 | $991,000 | $991,000 |
| 60 | Andy Ogletree | $788,333 | $120,000 | $908,333 |
| 61 | Hideto Tanihara | $0 | $752,600 | $752,600 |
| 62 | Oliver Bekker | $0 | $737,500 | $737,500 |
| 63 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | $0 | $624,000 | $624,000 |
| 64 | Yuki Inamori | $0 | $501,000 | $501,000 |
| 65 | Travis Smyth | $0 | $471,000 | $471,000 |
| 66 | Ian Snyman | $0 | $316,000 | $316,000 |
| 67 | Pablo Larrazabal | $0 | $315,000 | $315,000 |
| 68 | Blake Windred | $0 | $263,000 | $263,000 |
| 69 | Itthipat Buranatanyarat | $0 | $249,000 | $249,000 |
| 70 | JC Ritchie | $0 | $226,000 | $226,000 |
| 71 | Viraj Madappa | $0 | $154,000 | $154,000 |
| 72 | Kevin Yuan | $0 | $146,000 | $146,000 |
| 73 | Shergo Al Kurdi | $0 | $144,000 | $144,000 |
| 74 | Oliver Fisher | $0 | $136,000 | $136,000 |
| 75 | Kieran Vincent | $81,666 | $0 | $81,666 |
| 76 | Ratchanon Chantananuwat | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
