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

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

It pays to play well on the LIV Golf League, just ask Cameron Smith.

The 29-year-old won for the second time since he joined the Greg Norman-led and Saudi Arabia-backed circuit at the 2023 LIV Golf London event at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, England, on Sunday. For his efforts, Smith will take home the top prize of $4 million and has now made $9,522,167 so far this season.

Patrick Reed and Smith’s teammate Marc Leishman finished T-2 at 14 under and will each take home $1,875,000. Louis Oosthuizen cleared seven figures in fourth at 12 under with $1 million in earnings, while Dustin Johnson will leave with $800,000.

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

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LIV Golf London individual prize money

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Cameron Smith -15 $4,000,000
T2 Marc Leishman -14 $1,875,000
T2 Patrick Reed -14 $1,875,000
4 Louis Oosthuizen -12 $1,000,000
5 Dustin Johnson -10 $800,000
T6 Richard Bland -9 $543,000
T6 Cameron Tringale -9 $543,000
T6 Henrik Stenson -9 $543,000
T6 Pat Perez -9 $543,000
T6 Thomas Pieters -9 $543,000
T11 Bryson DeChambeau -8 $340,000
T11 Kevin Na -8 $340,000
T11 Anirban Lahiri -8 $340,000
T11 Ian Poulter -8 $340,000
T11 Harold Varner III -8 $340,000
T11 Abraham Ancer -8 $340,000
T17 Peter Uihlein -7 $265,000
T17 Laurie Canter -7 $265,000
T17 Dean Burmester -7 $265,000
T17 Brooks Koepka -7 $265,000
T21 Sebastián Muñoz -6 $221,000
T21 Joaquin Niemann -6 $221,000
T21 Sergio Garcia -6 $221,000
T21 Branden Grace -6 $221,000
T21 Talor Gooch -6 $221,000
T26 Chase Koepka -5 $195,000
T26 Jason Kokrak -5 $195,000
T26 Eugenio Chacarra -5 $195,000
T29 Graeme McDowell -4 $182,500
T29 Brendan Steele -4 $182,500
T31 Charl Schwartzel -3 $167,500
T31 Matt Jones -3 $167,500
T31 Danny Lee -3 $167,500
T31 Carlos Ortiz -3 $167,500
T31 Scott Vincent -2 $152,500
36 Bernd Wiesberger -2 $152,500
T37 Lee Westwood -1 $146,250
T37 Jediah Morgan E $146,250
T37 Bubba Watson -1 $142,500
T40 Phil Mickelson 1 $136,250
T40 David Puig 1 $136,250
T40 James Piot 1 $136,250
T40 Mito Pereira 1 $136,250
T44 Charles Howell III 2 $128,750
T44 Martin Kaymer 2 $128,750
46 Sihwan Kim 5 $125,000
47 Matthew Wolff 8 $122,500
— Paul Casey WD —

LIV Golf London team prize money

Position Team Score Earnings
1 4 Aces GC -34 $3 million
2 Ripper GC -33 $1.5 million
3 Stinger 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 its day-to-day costs.

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Cameron Smith wins for second time at LIV Golf London; Patrick Reed leads 4Aces to team title

Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces claimed another team title at Centurion Club.

Popular names dominated the leaderboard at LIV Golf London as Cameron Smith claimed the individual title while Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces claimed the team title Sunday.

The 29-year-old Aussie claimed his second win since joining the Greg Norman led and Saudi Arabia-backed circuit, this time by just a single shot at 15 under over his Ripper GC teammate Marc Leishman and Patrick Reed of the 4Aces. Smith made bogey on the par-5 18th to sign for a 3-under 68, opening the door for Reed (65) who failed to take advantage and made par. Leishman (66) made birdie to tie Reed at 14 under with Louis Oosthuizen (68) in fourth at 12 under and Johnson (67) rounding out the top five at 10 under.

Photos: LIV Golf London at Centurion Club

Smith’s late bogey doomed Ripper to second at 33 under, one shot behind the 4Aces who claimed the win at 34 under. Oosthuizen and his Stinger GC finished third at 29 under.

The league returns to action next month with LIV Golf Greenbrier, Aug. 4-6, at the Old White at The Greenbrier.

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Photos: 2023 LIV Golf London at Centurion Club

The LIV Golf League is back in London.

A year after making its debut, the LIV Golf League is back in London for its ninth event of the season at the Centurion Golf Club.

Last time around, Charl Schwartzel claimed the title at the circuit’s inaugural event.

Here are some of the best photos from LIV Golf London.

Flash mob breaks out on first tee of LIV Golf London, Golf Twitter reacts

Before the golf got underway Friday, an interesting thing happened on the first tee.

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A year after its debut event, the LIV Golf League is back in London for its ninth event of the season at the Centurion Golf Club.

It’s the second event in as many weeks for the circuit funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, as Talor Gooch took home the title last week in Spain for his third win in the last five LIV tournaments.

Before the golf got underway Friday, an interesting thing happened on the first tee.

A flash mob.

Yes, a flash mob broke out and as you’d expect, Golf Twitter reacted quickly.

Here are some of the best responses from the latest LIV Golf antic.

Players reflect on first year of LIV Golf in return to Centurion Club

“It’s exciting just to be a part of something new.”

There has been no shortage of drama, excitement, storylines and plenty more since LIV Golf made its debut last June at Centurion Club in London.

Players choosing to stay on the PGA Tour or go to LIV Golf. Some taking jabs at one another, back and forth. Numerous legal battles. Seemingly every day, there was something newsworthy related to LIV Golf and its attempt to thrust itself into the golf ecosystem.

This week, LIV Golf returned to Centurion Club, where 2023 LIV Golf London begins Friday. It’s the return to the place where LIV Golf began, and it’s the first time LIV has played a course twice.

Last season, it was the first of eight events. This year, it’s the ninth of 14. Although the future of LIV Golf is up in the air since the announcement of the agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of LIV, players and executives are marching forward as if the circuit will continue.

Only time will tell.

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There are 23 golfers in the field this week who participated in the first LIV event last year. Some of those players and others reflected on the first year of LIV Golf ahead of kicking off Friday’s event in London. Here’s what they had to say.

LIV Golf announces partnership with ReachTV, will air non-exclusively in U.S. airports

Ever wanted to watch more golf while you’re traveling?

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Ever wanted to watch more golf while you’re traveling? Now you have the option.

LIV Golf announced Thursday it was partnering with ReachTV, the largest streaming television network serving travel audiences in North America, to show live Friday tournament coverage and non-live past tournament coverage will air non-exclusively in U.S. airports.

“This partnership with ReachTV provides additional opportunities for fans on the move to follow LIV Golf’s supercharged action, including live coverage of Friday competition in bars and restaurants throughout North America,” LIV Golf Chief Media Officer Will Staeger said. “Our league is continually looking for innovative ways to connect the sport that we love with new audiences, and this partnership will give travelers more chances to catch many of golf’s biggest stars in action.”

LIV Golf: Cameron Smith says ‘team golf is here to stay’ 

ReachTV also has a seven-year deal with the NFL plus multiple original series in production with the National Basketball Players Association and more. ReachTV will distribute LIV Golf tournament coverage to more than 2,500 airport screens inside airports that have generated more than $2 billion in monthly revenue, plus 500,000 hotel rooms across North America, reaching more than 50 million monthly travelers. ReachTV averages a 70-minute viewer dwell time.

“Adding LIV Golf programming is another step forward for ReachTV as we work to create the streaming television network of the future,” ReachTV founder and CEO Lynnwood Bibbens said. “Our innovative business model creates more equitable partnerships for our partners and content creators, while serving our audience of travelers with the live sports and premium entertainment they crave.”ReachTV will air live Friday coverage of LIV Golf London, teeing off at 9:00 a.m. ET at Centurion Club, site of last year’s LIV Golf Invitational Series launch. Non-live coverage of previous LIV Golf tournaments will air on weekdays and during non-tournament weeks.

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Cameron Smith says ‘team golf is here to stay’ ahead of LIV Golf London

“It’s good to see. It’s unique. I don’t think it’s going anywhere.”

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Cameron Smith remembers turning on YouTube and watching the first livestream of LIV Golf’s inaugural event last year at Centurion Club in London.

Smith, who a few weeks later would go on to win the Open Championship, had been involved in plenty of conversation and rumors about him leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, and those ended up being true. But his interest started watching YouTube streams.

“I think it’s definitely a different style of golf to watch, and there’s definitely a lot more stuff going on with the teams,” Smith said. “It’s interesting to watch. I actually love watching it.”

Now, Smith is an integral part of the circuit in its second season, and on Friday, it returns to Centurion Club for the ninth event of 2023. Smith joined LIV Golf after the Tour Championship last year and won the event in Chicago.

Smith, ranked seventh in the world, hasn’t won this year but admitted he got off to a slow start. He finished T-9 at the PGA Championship and then solo fourth at the U.S. Open. He’s a fan of links-style golf and will be one of the favorites at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in two weeks.

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Smith’s move to LIV is also significant after last month’s announcement of the agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the main financial backer of LIV Golf. There’s no known plan forward yet with rumors circulating about the future of LIV, but Smith is happy with where he’s at.

“I think we’re going to see how stuff unfolds. It’s probably still a little bit early to assume, but yeah, I felt I made the right decision for multiple reasons,” Smith said. “I think the last few weeks is another tick in the box for all us (LIV) guys.”

Last year, LIV had eight events and moved to 14 this year. In addition to the reported signing-bonus money and boosted purses, a lighter schedule is why numerous pros said they left the Tour for LIV.

Smith agrees. He’s a fan of a lighter schedule.

“Exactly like it is this year would be perfect for me, 14 and four majors, I’d take that for the rest of my career,” Smith said.

Then Smith was asked about comments Nick Faldo made last week about whether LIV would survive in the future and remain part of the golf ecosystem. Safe to say he’s confident in the future of the league.

“I really can’t see LIV Golf going away. I think team golf is here to stay, and if you asked every one of us out here, all the 48 guys, I think everyone has such a good time and everyone enjoys what they’re doing out here, they love the competition. That team element really brings three or four guys really close that perhaps weren’t before.

“It’s good to see. It’s unique. I don’t think it’s going anywhere.”