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LIV Golf
How much has each LIV golfer made compared to their PGA Tour earnings?

published: May 20, 2026

How much has each LIV golfer made compared to their PGA Tour earnings?

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A few of golf’s stars admitted that they defected to LIV Golf for the money. So, we crunched the numbers and the results are incredible…

Dustin Johnson. Peter Uihlein and Branden Grace | Source: LIV Golf

LIV Golf’s fourth season is in the record books, and the Saudi-funded league continues to shake up the sport more than anything we’ve ever seen in just two years.

In each regular season event of the 2025 schedule, $4 million was given to each individual winner and added extras for the team members of the four-man squads who finished highest in the team competition.

We are now into 2026, so we can crack on with updating this list week by week.

So with the chaotic first four seasons now done and dusted, here’s a full list of each LIV Golf players salary compared to their total earnings from the PGA Tour – complete with the average earnings per event.

ALSO: 5 things we learned from watching LIV Golf UK

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LIV Golf players salary: LIV Golf vs PGA money through LIV Golf Virginia 2026

Dustin Johnson

LIV Golf: $65,518,005 (56 events) = $1,169,875 per event
PGA Tour: $75,417,837 (311 events) = $242,501 per event

Jon Rahm

LIV Golf: $93,271,529 (33 events) = $2,826,409 per event
PGA Tour: $51,603,851 (153 events) = $337,280 per event

Tyrrell Hatton

LIV Golf: $29,215,794 (34 events) = $859,288 per event
PGA Tour: $22,682,111 (132 events) = $171,834 per event

Branden Grace

LIV Golf: $40,523,094 (54 events) = $750,427 per event
PGA Tour: $12,296,547 (184 events) = $66,826 per event

Peter Uihlein

LIV Golf: $33,518,182 (55 events) = $609,421 per event
PGA Tour: $4,043,733 (126 events) = $32,093 per event

Talor Gooch

LIV Golf: $69,161,780 (56 events) = $1,235,031 per event
PGA Tour: $9,250,299 (123 events) = $75,205 per event

Charl Schwartzel

LIV Golf: $28,253,088 (55 events) = $513,692 per event
PGA Tour: $20,958,573 (250 events) = $83,834 per event

4Aces LIV Golf Team | Source: LIV Golf
4Aces LIV Golf Team | Source: LIV Golf

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Cameron Smith

LIV Golf: $51,514,790 (52 events) = $990,669 per event
PGA Tour: $28,674,213 (175 events) = $163,852 per event

Carlos Ortiz

LIV Golf: $34,672,910 (55 events) = $630,416 per event
PGA Tour: $7,752,048 (161 events) = $48,149 per event

Sergio Garcia

LIV Golf: $49,571,229 (56 events) = $885,200 per event
PGA Tour: $54,576,690 (404 events) = $135,090 per event

Louis Oosthuizen

LIV Golf: $30,757,474 (55 events) = $559,226 per event
PGA Tour: $28,246,259 (219 events) = $128,978 per event

Joaquin Niemann

LIV Golf: $72,646,585 (53 events) = $1,370,690 per event
PGA Tour: $14,940,585 (121 events) = 123,475 per event

Matthew Wolff

LIV Golf: $20,088,190 (51 events) = $393,886 per event
PGA Tour: $7,607,287 (65 events) = $117,035 per event

Paul Casey

LIV Golf: $31,958,878 (51 events) = $626,644 per event
PGA Tour: $36,620,072 (304 events) = $120,460 per event

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Abraham Ancer

LIV Golf: $33,194,473 (55 events) = $603,535 per event
PGA Tour: $15,211,729 (146 events) = $104,189 per event

Lee Westwood

LIV Golf: $13,657,464 (53 events) = $257,688 per event
PGA Tour: $23,864,250 (268 events) = $89,045 per event

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Anirban Lahiri

LIV Golf: $35,268,936 (51 events) = $691,547 per event
PGA Tour: $9,307,039 (166 events) = $56,066 per event

Jason Kokrak

LIV Golf: $20,158,727 (54 events) = $373,309 per event
PGA Tour: $20,437,410 (277 events) = $73,781 per event

ALSO: Eddie Pepperell: Phil Mickelson has ‘practically tarnished’ his legacy

Bryson DeChambeau

LIV Golf: $60,098,131 (54 events) = $1,112,928 per event
PGA Tour: $27,479,287 (144 events) = $190,828 per event

Ian Poulter

LIV Golf: $12,194,016 (56 events) = $217,750 per event
PGA Tour: $28,209,697 (321 events) = $87,880 per event

Charles Howell III

LIV Golf: $30,756,649 (50 events) = $615,132 per event
PGA Tour: $42,025,458 (609 events) = $69,007 per event

Marc Leishman

LIV Golf: $30,676,899 (52 events) = $589,940 per event
PGA Tour: $35,216,825 (335 events) = $105,124 per event

Graeme McDowell

LIV Golf: $16,521,071 (55 events) = $300,383 per event
PGA Tour: $19,099,776 (271 events) = $70,478 per event

Martin Kaymer

LIV Golf: $11,949,037 (53 events) = $225,453 per event
PGA Tour: $11,412,311 (153 events) = $74,588 per event

Phil Mickelson

LIV Golf: $12,238,959 (49 events) = $249,774 per event
PGA Tour: $96,572,310 (662 events) = $145,879 per event

ALSO: Top earning golfers in the LIV Golf League: Who leads the pack?

Harold Varner III

LIV Golf: $25,094,661 (53 events) = $473,484
PGA Tour: $10,618,502 (191 events) = $55,594

Cameron Tringale

LIV Golf: $16,651,556 (53 events) = $314,180 per event
PGA Tour: $17,310,004 (338 events) = $51,213 per event

NOW READ: LIV Golf salaries: How much has each player made since joining?

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About the author

Matt Chivers
Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf.

What’s in Matt’s bag: Cleveland HiBore XL Driver driver, Cobra LTDx 3-wood, Benross BR-Pro irons, Ping Glide 4.0 wedges, Odyssey putter.

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