LIV Mayakoba payout: Exploring the prize money distribution of the $25,000,000 event

LIV Golf Invitational - Mayakoba - Day Three
LIV Golf Invitational - Mayakoba (Image via Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

LIV Golf's season-opening Mayakoba event will take place next week, starting February 2 and will run through the weekend to have its finale on Sunday, February 4. The tournament will be held at El Camaleon Golf Course in Mayakoba, Mexico and has a purse of $25 million, including $20 million for individual event and $5 million for team event.

The winner of the tournament will receive a check for $4 million followed by $2 million for the runner-up and $1.5 million for the third-place finisher. The LIV Golf events are no-cut events and thus all the players in the tournaments are guaranteed prize money.

Here is the prize money payout for the 2024 LIV Golf Mayakoba event (as per Golf Magic) :

  • Winner - $4,000,000
  • 2. $2,125,000
  • 3. $1,500,000
  • 4. $1,050,000
  • 5. $975,000
  • 6. $800,000
  • 7. $675,000
  • 8. $625,000
  • 9. $580,000
  • 10. $560,000
  • 11. $540,000
  • 12. $450,000
  • 13. $360,000
  • 14. $270,000
  • 15. $250,000
  • 16. $240,000
  • 17. $232,000
  • 18. $226,000
  • 19. $220,000
  • 20. $200,000
  • 21. $180,000
  • 22. $172,000
  • 23. $170,000
  • 24. $168,000
  • 25. $166,000
  • 26. $164,000
  • 27. $162,000
  • 28. $160,000
  • 29. $158,000
  • 30. $156,000
  • 31. $154,000
  • 32. $152,000
  • 33. $150,000
  • 34. $148,000
  • 35. $146,000
  • 36. $144,000
  • 37. $142,000
  • 38. $140,000
  • 39. $138,000
  • 40. $136,000
  • 41. $134,000
  • 42. $132,000
  • 43. $130,000
  • 44. $128,000
  • 45. $126,000
  • 46. $124,000
  • 47. $122,000
  • 48. $120,000

Who will be playing in LIV Golf in 2024?

The LIV Golf has not announced its full roster as of yet. However, most of the players who will be playing in the third season of the Saudi circuit have been revealed. This year, 13 teams will be competing on the circuit with four players each.

Jon Rahm will be joining the circuit with his new team Legion XIII. However, the players of the team are not confirmed. Team Ripper has three confirmed players and one is yet to be announced. Team Cleeks only have revealed only two players, and Irons Heads has one vacant spot.

Here is a list of the LIV Golf 2024 teams and their players:

4Aces

  • Dustin Johnson
  • Patrick Reed
  • Pat Perez
  • Harold Varner III

Cleeks

  • Martin Kaymer
  • Richard Bland

Crushers

  • Bryson DeChambeau
  • Anirban Lahiri
  • Charles Howell III
  • Paul Casey

Fireballs

  • Sergio Garcia
  • Abraham Ancer
  • Eugenio Chacarra
  • David Puig

HyFlyers

  • Phil Mickelson
  • Brendan Steele
  • Cameron Tringale
  • Andy Ogletree

Iron Heads

  • Kevin Na
  • Danny Lee
  • Scott Vincent

Majesticks

  • Ian Poulter
  • Lee Westwood
  • Henrik Stenson
  • Sam Horsfield

RangeGoats

  • Bubba Watson
  • Matthew Wolff
  • Thomas Pieters
  • Peter Uihlein

Ripper

  • Cameron Smith
  • Marc Leishman
  • Matt Jones

Smash

  • Brooks Koepka
  • Graeme McDowell
  • Jason Kokrak
  • Talor Gooch

Stinger

  • Louis Oosthuizen
  • Dean Burmester
  • Branden Grace
  • Charl Schwartzel

Torque

  • Joaquin Niemann
  • Sebastian Munoz
  • Mito Pereira
  • Carlos Ortiz

Legion XIII

  • Jon Rahm

It is important to note that the LIV Golf events purse is $25 million, however, the per-player prize money payout is subject to change as the officials are yet to confirm the field and prize money. As LIV Golf tournaments are no-cut events and if 13 teams compete in the season, it would make a field of 52 players, which could change the overall prize money.

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