$46M LIV Golfer gets candid about The Open 2025 role after close save at LIV Dallas

The Open Championship will be played at the Royal Portrush from July 17 to 20. This Major championship will feature some of the biggest names in golf, like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Bryson DeChambeau, to name a few.

Among all these names, another veteran golfer has now confirmed his spot at The Open. The veteran golfer in question is Sergio Garcia. After finding a place in the Top-five of LIV Golf's Individual Standings after the event in Dallas, Garcia has now earned an exemption into the last Major of the year.

When asked how he felt about the fact that he would soon play at Royal Portrush, Garcia said (via ASAP Sport):

"Well, I want to make sure that it is true"

When it was confirmed that he had qualified for The Open, Sergio Garcia elaborated:

"It's going to be my second time playing at Royal Portrush, and it's obviously nice. It's one of the goals that you have at the beginning of the year, to try to play as many majors as you can with the limitations that we get. I didn't help myself very much the last three months, but I'm glad that I got enough work done in the first third of the year, I guess, in the first part of the season. I'm excited about it, and hopefully I'll play well."

You can check a post from Fireballs GC about Sergio Garcia qualifying for The Open below:

Sergio Garcia, who has a net worth of $46 million (per Forbes) tied for 25th place at LIV Golf Dallas. However, as mentioned above, his overall standing in LIV Golf's Individual Leaderboard helped him secure a place in The Open.

How much did Sergio Garcia, who qualified for The Open, earn at LIV Golf Dallas?

The 2025 LIV Golf Dallas event had a total purse of $25,000,000. While the largest share of this purse went to the tournament winner, Patrick Reed ($4,000,000), Sergio Garcia earned $180,000. Here is a detailed look at the payout at LIV Golf Dallas:

1. Patrick Reed (-6): $4,000,000
T2. Louis Oosthuizen (-6): $1,583,333
T2. Jinichiro Kozuma (-6): $1,583,333
T2. Paul Casey (-6): $1,583,333
T5. Harold Varner III (-5): $656,250
T5. Tom McKibbin (-5): $656,250
T5. Charles Howell III (-5): $656,250
T5. Tyrrell Hatton (-5): $656,250
T9. Cameron Tringale (-4): $423,750
T9. Bryson DeChambeau (-4): $423,750
T11. Jon Rahm (-3): $370,000
T11. Anirban Lahiri (-3): $370,000
T13. Dustin Johnson (-2): $320,000
T13. Cameron Smith (-2): $320,000
T13. David Puig (-2): $320,000
T16. Sebastián Muñoz (-1): $277,500
T16. Abraham Ancer (-1): $277,500
T18. Martin Kaymer (E): $250,000
T18. Dean Burmester (E): $250,000
T18. Richard Bland (E): $250,000
T21. Charl Schwartzel (+1): $225,000
T21. Ben Campbell (+1): $225,000
T23. Branden Grace (+2): $205,000
T23. Joaquín Niemann (+2): $205,000
T25. Sergio Garcia (+3): $180,000
T25. Anthony Kim (+3): $180,000
T25. Sam Horsfield (+3): $180,000
T25. Lee Westwood (+3): $180,000
T25. Henrik Stenson (+3): $180,000
T25. Marc Leishman (+3): $180,000
T25. Brendan Steele (+3): $180,000
32. Adrian Meronk (+4): $160,000
T33. Max Lee (+5): $152,500
T33. Talor Gooch (+5): $152,500
T35. Thomas Pieters (+6): $146,500
T35. Graeme McDowell (+6): $146,500
T37. Bubba Watson (+7): $140,333
T37. Maximilian Rottluff (+7): $140,333
T37. Caleb Surratt (+7): $140,333
T40. Yubin Jang (+8): $134,333
T40. Andy Ogletree (+8): $134,333
T40. Danny Lee (+8): $134,333
T40. Carlos Ortiz (+8): $134,333
T40. Jason Kokrak (+8): $134,333
T40. Lucas Herbert (+8): $134,333
T46. Matt Jones (+9): $124,000
T46. Kevin Na (+9): $124,000
48. Jose Luis Ballester Barrio (+10): $120,000
49. Phil Mickelson (+11): $60,000
50. Ollie Schniederjans (+12): $60,000
51. Ian Poulter (+14): $60,000
52. Peter Uihlein (+14): $50,000
53. Mito Pereira (+15): $50,000

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