How much has each LIV golfer made compared to their PGA Tour earnings?
Whether they admitted it or not, many PGA Tour stars defected to LIV Golf for the money. So, with the first two seasons done, we crunched the numbers – and the results are incredible…
LIV Golf’s second season is in the record books after shaking the sport up more than anything we’ve ever seen in just 18 months.
During its debut year, a total of $255 million was dished out in prize money by the Saudi Arabia backers across eight LIV Golf events – a figure which includes $30 million in bonuses. Excluding their undisclosed signing-on fees, this meant 52 golfers earned at least $1 million in 2022 after joining LIV.
The second year is now history and quite incredibly, we are now in the LIV Golf League’s third schedule. Time flies!
So with the chaotic first two seasons now done and dusted, and with Jay Monahan having banned all defectors from returning to the US circuit – for now – here’s how each player’s all-time LIV Golf earnings compare to their total earnings from the American circuit – complete with the average earnings per event.
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LIV Golf earnings to date vs PGA Tour earnings
Dustin Johnson
LIV Golf: $52,801,511 (25 events) = $2,112,060 per event
PGA Tour: $75,417,837 (311 events) = $242,501 per event
Branden Grace
LIV Golf: $28,194,886 (24 events) = $1,174,786 per event
PGA Tour: $12,296,547 (184 events) = $66,826 per event
Peter Uihlein
LIV Golf: $24,515,926 (25 events) = $980,637 per event
PGA Tour: $4,043,733 (126 events) = $32,093 per event
Patrick Reed
LIV Golf: $23,972,047 (24 events) = $998,835 per event
PGA Tour: $38,152,515 (272 events) = $140,266 per event
Talor Gooch
LIV Golf: $51,512,994 (25 events) = $2,060,519 per event
PGA Tour: $9,250,299 (123 events) = $75,205 per event
Brooks Koepka
LIV Golf: $28,185,600 (24 events) = $1,174,400 per event
PGA Tour: $43,044,449 (178 events) = $241,822 per event
Charl Schwartzel
LIV Golf: $15,197,866 (25 events) = $607,914 per event
PGA Tour: $20,958,573 (250 events) = $83,834 per event
Pat Perez
LIV Golf: $16,136,858 (24 events) = $672,369 per event
PGA Tour: $28,830,160 (515 events) = $55,980 per event
Cameron Smith
LIV Golf: $31,586,166 (22 events) = $1,435,734 per event
PGA Tour: $28,674,213 (175 events) = $163,852 per event
Carlos Ortiz
LIV Golf: $14,646,050 (24 events) = $610,252 per event
PGA Tour: $7,752,048 (161 events) = $48,149 per event
Sergio Garcia
LIV Golf: $17,787,308 (25 events) = $711,492 per event
PGA Tour: $54,576,690 (404 events) = $135,090 per event
Henrik Stenson
LIV Golf: $10,465,333 (22 events) = $475,696 per event
PGA Tour: $32,224,921 (240 events) = $134,270 per event
Louis Oosthuizen
LIV Golf: $15,444,297 (25 events) = $617,771 per event
PGA Tour: $28,246,259 (219 events) = $128,978 per event
Joaquin Niemann
LIV Golf: $20,604,451 (22 events) = $936,565 per event
PGA Tour: $14,940,585 (121 events) = 123,475 per event
Matthew Wolff
LIV Golf: $10,354,499 (23 events) = $450,195 per event
PGA Tour: $7,607,287 (65 events) = $117,035 per event
Paul Casey
LIV Golf: $13,437,617 (21 events) = $639,886 per event
PGA Tour: $36,620,072 (304 events) = $120,460 per event
Abraham Ancer
LIV Golf: $11,993,892 (24 events) = $499,745 per event
PGA Tour: $15,211,729 (146 events) = $104,189 per event
Lee Westwood
LIV Golf: $6,555,914 (24 events) = $273,163 per event
PGA Tour: $23,864,250 (268 events) = $89,045 per event
Anirban Lahiri
LIV Golf: $18,305,375 (21 events) = $871,684 per event
PGA Tour: $9,307,039 (166 events) = $56,066 per event
Jason Kokrak
LIV Golf: $10,637,166 (23 events) = $462,485 per event
PGA Tour: $20,437,410 (277 events) = $73,781 per event
Bryson DeChambeau
LIV Golf: $23,179,677 (24 events) = $965,819 per event
PGA Tour: $27,479,287 (144 events) = $190,828 per event
Matt Jones
LIV Golf: $8,230,733 (25 events) = $329,229 per event
PGA Tour: $17,330,501 (364 events) = $47,611 per event
Ian Poulter
LIV Golf: $6,477,416 (25 events) = $259,096 per event
PGA Tour: $28,209,697 (321 events) = $87,880 per event
Charles Howell III
LIV Golf: $17,597,615 (23 events) = $765,113 per event
PGA Tour: $42,025,458 (609 events) = $69,007 per event
Marc Leishman
LIV Golf: $11,137,900 (22 events) = $506,268 per event
PGA Tour: $35,216,825 (335 events) = $105,124 per event
Graeme McDowell
LIV Golf: $7,027,892 (25 events) = $281,115 per event
PGA Tour: $19,099,776 (271 events) = $70,478 per event
Kevin Na
LIV Golf: $6,451,139 (25 events) = $258,045 per event
PGA Tour: $37,819,638 (458 events) = $82,575 per event
Martin Kaymer
LIV Golf: $4,128,133 (22 events) = $187,642 per event
PGA Tour: $11,412,311 (153 events) = $74,588 per event
Phil Mickelson
LIV Golf: $5,690,183 (25 events) = $227,607 per event
PGA Tour: $96,572,310 (662 events) = $145,879 per event
Harold Varner III
LIV Golf: $14,204,916 (22 events) = $645,678
PGA Tour: $10,618,502 (191 events) = $55,594
Hudson Swafford
LIV Golf: $1,490,000 (11 events) = $135,454
PGA Tour: $9,650,377 (217 events) = $44,471 per event
Cameron Tringale
LIV Golf: $7,328,048 (22 events) = $333,093 per event
PGA Tour: $17,310,004 (338 events) = $51,213 per event
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