How much each LIV golfer has earned versus their PGA Tour pay

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Sep 17, 2026 How much has each LIV golfer made compared to their PGA Tour earnings? Matt Chivers A few of golf's stars admitted that they defected to LIV Golf for the money. So, we crunched the numbers and the results are incredible… LIV Golf's fifth season is in the books, and the breakaway league endured a rocky finish to what might be its last ever season.

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• He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.
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• How much has each LIV golfer made compared to their PGA Tour earnings?
• How far have the LIV golfers fallen in the world rankings?

What to take from it

Consuming tour golf on what is a 24/7 basis, you can come to Matt for informed views on the game and the latest updates on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and LIV Golf. In April 2026, the Saudi Public Investment Fund withdrew its endless pot of wedge that propped up the LIV Golf League. Two events were cancelled, and prize money was reduced towards the end, as the PIF turned the tap off.

Example or evidence

• The most high-profile players signed for nine-figure sums, and earned plenty of money on the golf course as well.
• About the author Matt Chivers Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.
• He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.
• Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist.

Details worth keeping

The league has now filed for bankruptcy, and it faces an uncertain future. Harold Varner III LIV Golf: $29,623,592 (58 events) = $510,751 PGA Tour: $10,618,502 (191 events) = $55,594 Cameron Tringale LIV Golf: $18,824,681 (58 events) = $324,563 per event PGA Tour: $17,310,004 (338 events) = $51,213 per event NOW READ: LIV Golf salaries: Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website's main source of tour news, features and opinion.