published: Apr 29, 2026

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

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.

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LIV Golf players salary: LIV Golf vs PGA money through LIV Golf South Africa 2026

Dustin Johnson

LIV Golf: $64,518,005 (55 events) = $1,173,054 per event
PGA Tour: $75,417,837 (311 events) = $242,501 per event

Jon Rahm

LIV Golf: $92,433,196 (32 events) = $2,888,537 per event
PGA Tour: $51,603,851 (153 events) = $337,280 per event

Tyrrell Hatton

LIV Golf: $28,720,794 (33 events) = $870,327 per event
PGA Tour: $22,682,111 (132 events) = $171,834 per event

Branden Grace

LIV Golf: $40,158,094 (53 events) = $757,669 per event
PGA Tour: $12,296,547 (184 events) = $66,826 per event

Peter Uihlein

LIV Golf: $33,405,682 (54 events) = $618,623 per event
PGA Tour: $4,043,733 (126 events) = $32,093 per event

Talor Gooch

LIV Golf: $68,926,780 (55 events) = $1,253,214 per event
PGA Tour: $9,250,299 (123 events) = $75,205 per event

Charl Schwartzel

LIV Golf: $27,920,588 (54 events) = $517,047 per event
PGA Tour: $20,958,573 (250 events) = $83,834 per event

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

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Cameron Smith

LIV Golf: $51,169,790 (51 events) = $1,003,329 per event
PGA Tour: $28,674,213 (175 events) = $163,852 per event

Carlos Ortiz

LIV Golf: $34,387,910 (54 events) = $636,813 per event
PGA Tour: $7,752,048 (161 events) = $48,149 per event

Sergio Garcia

LIV Golf: $46,946,229 (55 events) = $853,567 per event
PGA Tour: $54,576,690 (404 events) = $135,090 per event

Louis Oosthuizen

LIV Golf: $30,477,474 (54 events) = $564,397 per event
PGA Tour: $28,246,259 (219 events) = $128,978 per event

Joaquin Niemann

LIV Golf: $72,058,252 (52 events) = $1,385,735 per event
PGA Tour: $14,940,585 (121 events) = 123,475 per event

Matthew Wolff

LIV Golf: $19,898,190 (50 events) = $397,963 per event
PGA Tour: $7,607,287 (65 events) = $117,035 per event

Paul Casey

LIV Golf: $31,482,212 (50 events) = $629,644 per event
PGA Tour: $36,620,072 (304 events) = $120,460 per event

Abraham Ancer

LIV Golf: $32,940,473 (54 events) = $610,008 per event
PGA Tour: $15,211,729 (146 events) = $104,189 per event

Lee Westwood

LIV Golf: $13,422,464 (52 events) = $258,124 per event
PGA Tour: $23,864,250 (268 events) = $89,045 per event

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Anirban Lahiri

LIV Golf: $34,966,436 (50 events) = $699,328 per event
PGA Tour: $9,307,039 (166 events) = $56,066 per event

Jason Kokrak

LIV Golf: $19,993,527 (53 events) = $377,236 per event
PGA Tour: $20,437,410 (277 events) = $73,781 per event

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Bryson DeChambeau

LIV Golf: $58,423,131 (53 events) = $1,102,323 per event
PGA Tour: $27,479,287 (144 events) = $190,828 per event

Ian Poulter

LIV Golf: $11,869,016 (55 events) = $215,800 per event
PGA Tour: $28,209,697 (321 events) = $87,880 per event

Charles Howell III

LIV Golf: $30,279,983 (49 events) = $617,958 per event
PGA Tour: $42,025,458 (609 events) = $69,007 per event

Marc Leishman

LIV Golf: $30,212,733 (51 events) = $592,406 per event
PGA Tour: $35,216,825 (335 events) = $105,124 per event

Graeme McDowell

LIV Golf: $16,171,071 (54 events) = $299,464 per event
PGA Tour: $19,099,776 (271 events) = $70,478 per event

Martin Kaymer

LIV Golf: $11,676,537 (52 events) = $224,548 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

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Harold Varner III

LIV Golf: $24,944,661 (52 events) = $479,705
PGA Tour: $10,618,502 (191 events) = $55,594

Cameron Tringale

LIV Golf: $16,473,856 (52 events) = $316,804per event
PGA Tour: $17,310,004 (338 events) = $51,213 per event

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About the author

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.

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