Tag: 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah

While it was a great weekend for Brooks Koepka, it wasn’t good for his brother. Here’s why

“He was playing mini-tour golf 16 months ago. I don’t think the last year and a half has been too bad for him.”

While Brooks Koepka was capturing the LIV event in Jeddah on Sunday and adding $8 million to his bank account, his brother Chase was not having nearly as good a day … or year.

Chase Koepka, from West Palm Beach, will be relegated out of the league after finishing last in the 48-man field Sunday. He shot 6-over par and ended the season 48th in points.

Chase, who is a member of his brother’s Smash team, finished the season with one point. In 13 events, he was 42nd or lower nine times. Still, he has won $1.76 million in prize money.

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The Saudi-financed league concludes its second season this week at Trump National Doral where the team champion will be crowned. Jeddah concluded the race for the individual championship.

Chase will be relegated along with Jed Morgan, James Piot and Sihwan Kim. Those players will have to earn their way back onto LIV through a 72-hole stroke play relegation tournament in late November.

“I know he’s working hard,” Brooks Koepka said. “I know he’s been trying. We’ve been practicing together quite a bit. Honestly, he’s struggling a little bit. I’ve been there. We’ve all been there. Every golfer has. It’s part of it.

“You look at it, he was playing mini-tour golf 16 months ago. I don’t think the last year and a half has been too bad for him.”

Chase was 26th in the points standings in 2022, winning $4.3 million. He made $306,396 in PGA Tour career earnings in seven years before joining LIV in 2022.

Brooks, who lives in Jupiter, won $4 million for capturing the Jeddah event by defeating Talor Gooch in a playoff, and $4 million for finishing third in the season-long standings. That brings Brooks’ total earnings for the season to $17.5 million, not including the $5 million he won in the four majors on the PGA Tour.

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2023 LIV Golf Jeddah prize money payouts for each player and team

It pays to play well on the Saudi-backed circuit.

It pays to play well in the LIV Golf League, just ask Brooks Koepka and Talor Gooch.

Koepka, 33, defended his title and won for the third time since he joined the Greg Norman-led and Saudi Arabia-backed circuit at the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah event at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City on Sunday. For his efforts, Koepka will take home the top prize of $4 million and has now made $13,397,333 on the course this season.

Gooch lost in a playoff to Koepka but will get the last laugh on the way to the bank as the 31-year-old won the season-long individual championship to claim the lucrative $18 million bonus. He earned $2.25 million for finishing second.

Check out how much money each player and team earned at LIV Golf’s final regular season event of its 2023 season.

LIV Golf Jeddah individual prize money

Position Player Score Winnings
1 Brooks Koepka -14 4,000,000
2 Talor Gooch -14 2,250,000
T-3 Harold Varner III -12 1,100,000
T-3 Scott Vincent -12 1,100,000
T-3 Sergio Garcia -12 1,100,000
T-6 Dustin Johnson -11 613,333
T-6 Mito Pereira -11 613,333
T-6 Charles Howell III -11 613,333
T-9 Cameron Tringale -10 437,500
T-9 Joaquin Niemann -10 437,500
T-11 Bernd Wiesberger -8 340,000
T-11 Peter Uihlein -8 340,000
T-11 Abraham Ancer -8 340,000
T-11 Richard Bland -8 340,000
T-11 Eugenio Chacarra -8 340,000
T-11 Bryson DeChambeau -8 340,000
T-17 Lee Westwood -7 250,000
T-17 Carlos Ortiz -7 250,000
T-17 Patrick Reed -7 250,000
T-17 Charl Schwartzel -7 250,000
T-17 Dean Burmester -7 250,000
T-17 Jason Kokrak -7 250,000
T-17 Brendan Steele -7 250,000
T-24 Paul Casey -6 200,000
T-24 Cameron Smith -6 200,000
T-24 David Puig -6 200,000
T-24 Matt Jones -6 200,000
T-24 Martin Kaymer -6 200,000
T-29 Graeme McDowell -5 172,500
T-29 Thomas Pieters -5 172,500
T-29 Phil Mickelson -5 172,500
T-29 Marc Leishman -5 172,500
T-29 Louis Oosthuizen -5 172,500
T-29 Danny Lee -5 172,500
T-35 Kevin Na -4 152,500
T-35 Henrik Stenson -4 152,500
37 Branden Grace -3 147,500
T-38 Matthew Wolff -2 143,750
T-38 Ian Poulter -2 143,750
T-40 Sebastian Munoz Even 136,250
T-40 Pat Perez Even 136,250
T-40 Bubba Watson Even 136,250
T-40 Anirban Lahiri Even 136,250
T-44 Sam Horsfield 2 128,750
T-44 Sihwan Kim 2 128,750
46 James Piot 3 125,000
47 Jediah Morgan 5 122,500
48 Chase Koepka 6 120,000

LIV Golf Jeddah team prize money

Position Team Score Winnings
1 Fireballs GC -34 $3 million
2 RangeGoats GC -31 $1.5 million
3 Cleeks GC -29 500,000

LIV owns a 75 percent stake in each franchise and provided teams with an undisclosed amount of operating capital for the year. The teams are expected to largely run on their own dime this season, with team prize earnings going directly towards day-to-day costs.

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Talor Gooch claims $18 million bonus as season-long 2023 LIV Golf individual champion

Gooch won three events this season to finish atop LIV’s season-long points list.

Talor Gooch made 123 starts on the PGA Tour, picked up one win and earned $9,250,299.

On Sunday he nearly doubled that amount in Saudi Arabia at LIV Golf Jeddah.

The 31-year-old claimed the 2023 LIV Golf League individual title, a season-long points race similar to that of the FedEx Cup. Gooch surpassed Cameron Smith and held off Bryson DeChambeau, the only two other players who had a chance to win the lucrative bonus, and will take home the $18 million prize.

Gooch and Brooks Koepka went to a playoff Sunday at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, where Koepka won after two extra holes. The playoff outcome didn’t matter, however, as Gooch had already secured the individual title regardless of the outcome.

Dustin Johnson was the individual champion in LIV’s inaugural eight-event season last year, where he already had the title locked up before the final regular-season event.

Across 13 events this season Gooch has won three times and picked up five top-10 finishes worth $15,137,066 in individual earnings.

LIV’s season will come to a close next week as it hosts the Team Championship finale at Trump National Doral in Miami, Oct. 20-22.

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Brooks Koepka defends title at LIV Golf Jeddah, beats season-long champion Talor Gooch in playoff

Koepka is a two-time winner this season on the Saudi-backed circuit and three-time winner overall.

Brooks Koepka loves playing golf in Saudi Arabia.

The five-time major champion defended his title at 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City with a playoff victory over Talor Gooch, who claimed the lucrative season-long individual title. The win is the third of Koepka’s LIV career and second of the season following his victory in Orlando before the Masters in April.

Harold Varner III finished third at 12 under.

Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC claimed the team title in Saudi at 34 under ($3 million), three shots clear of Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats GC ($1.5 million) and five clear of Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks GC ($500,000). The win is the second of the season for the Fireballs.

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Brooks Koepka takes another shot at Matthew Wolff at LIV Golf Jeddah: ‘There’s only 3 of us on our team’

Safe to say, Wolff won’t be back with Smash GC next season. 

Brooks Koepka isn’t one to mince words.

Koepka, the defending champion at LIV Golf Jeddah, has a three-shot lead over Sergio Garcia and Charles Howell III heading into the final round in King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia. He has talked following both of his rounds this week, but it’s what he said after Friday’s opening 18 at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club that is peak Koepka.

Koepka was asked a question about the brotherhood of his Smash GC team, which includes his brother, Chase Koepka, along with Jason Kokrak and Matthew Wolff. However, Koepka’s answer makes it seem he has a different view of his team.

“There’s only three of us on our team,” Koepka said. “I mean, obviously my brother, I’m pretty tight with him, and then — I’ve enjoyed being around Jay for the last — I’ve been pretty close with Jay for maybe the last three years. I’ve enjoyed being around him. He’s a good player, super talented. It’s been fun to be around him, and he’s played pretty solid this year. Yeah, I can’t say anything bad about him.”

Wolff? Not mentioned.

In July, Koepka called out Wolff’s work ethic and attitude. In return, Wolff questioned Koepka’s leadership.

This week, Wolff is T-42 at 1 over. He has only one finish better than 34th since LIV Golf Adelaide in April, a fifth at the Greenbrier. He’s also 25th in the season-long points race, meaning he can be traded or released from his team during the offseason transfer period.

Safe to say, Wolff won’t be back with Smash GC next season.

Photos: 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club

It’s time for LIV Golf’s regular-season finale.

The LIV Golf League is in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, for this regular-season finale at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.

The season-long individual champion will be crowned this week and only three players are in position to win: Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed and Talor Gooch.

After the second round, Brooks Koepka of Smash GC holds at three-shot lead at 12 under over Sergio Garcia (Fireballs GC) and Charles Howell (Crushers GC).

On the team side, Crushers GC holds a three-shot lead at 22 under over Smash GC and Fireballs GC. Torque GC is alone in fourth while RangeGoats GC rounds out the top five.

Check out some of the best photos from 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah below.