$80,000,000 worth Grammy-nominated rapper Akon to perform at the end of LIV Golf Miami Day 2

LIV Golf will be making its return to the Trump National Doral Golf Course in Miami for its 2024 season from April 5 to 7. To add to the pomp of the event, R&B singer Akon will be performing at the tournament.

Akon will conclude day 2 of the LIV Golf Miami event, and passes are available for purchase. According to Celeb's Money, Grammy Award winner and platinum record holder Akon is worth $80 million and has released famous songs such as Locked Up, Don't Matter, and Lonely.

Troy Tutt, SVP of Ticketing and Hospitality at LIV Golf, said (via LIV Golf):

“We’re excited to once again deliver a memorable golf experience with an incredible music act for South Florida fans. Akon is sure to put on a show and add to a thrilling weekend featuring top competition and entertainment in Miami.”

Last year, Crushers GC won the Miami event with RangeGoats GC finishing second and Torque GC finishing third.

Current LIV Golf leaderboard rankings explored

LIV Golf's Miami event will be the fifth one of the season. So far, the LIV Golf league has hosted the Mayakoba event, the Las Vegas event, the Jeddah event, and most recently, the Hong Kong event.

Following is the individual leaderboard for the LIV Series ahead of the Miami event:

1st - Joaquin Niemann
2nd - Jon Rahm
3rd - Dustin Johnson
4th - Paul Casey
5th - Abraham Ancer
6th - Talor Gooch
7th - Bryson DeChambeau
8th - Cameron Smith
9th - Louis Oosthuizen
10th - Charles Howell III
11th - Sergio Garcia
12th - Dean Burmester
T13th - Peter Uihlein
T13th - Charl Schwartzel
15th - Brooks Koepka
16th - Jason Kokrak
17th - Adrian Meronk
18th - Graeme McDowell
19th - Tyrrell Hatton
20th - Carlos Ortiz
21st - Richard Bland
22nd - Kevin Na
23rd - Matthew Wolff
24th - Sebastian Muñoz
25th - Anirban Lahiri
26th - Caleb Surratt
27th - Phil Mickelson
28th - Henrik Stenson
29th - Ian Poulter
30th - Matt Jones
31st - David Puig
32nd - Lucas Herbert
33rd - Laurie Canter
34th - Sam Horsfield
35th - Bubba Watson
36th - Pat Perez
37th - Branden Grace
T38th - Harold Varner III
T38th - Eugenio Chacarra
40th - Cameron Tringale
41st - Patrick Reed
42nd - Brendan Steele
43rd - Marc Leishman
T44th - Martin Kaymer
T44th - Scott Vincent
T46th - Kalle Samooja
T46th - Danny Lee
T46th - Andy Ogletree
T46th - Thomas Pieters
T46th - Jinichiro Kozuma
T46th - Kieran Vincent
T46th - Mito Pereira
T46th - Lee Westwood
T46th - Hudson Swafford
T46th - Anthony Kim

Joaquin Niemann has won two out of the four events this year and leads the individual leaderboard, while the Crushers GC team leads the team standings.

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