LIV Golf has paid about $1.53 billion in prize money since it started in 2022, and this does not include any signing bonuses. 

With five events already played in 2026, the league could add another $375 million to the prize pool by the end of the season.

The numbers were shared by golf analyst Jamie Kennedy on X on April 16 about the LIV Golf prize money. In 2022, LIV held eight events and paid $225 million, and from 2023 to 2025, it held 14 events each year and paid $375 million per season. In 2026 so far, five events have been played, with the sixth one on the way. By the end, the organisation will have paid out $180 million already.

The numbers are huge, and spending $375 million across 14 events comes to just under $27 million per tournament. That’s much higher than what the PGA Tour pays for each event.

This is happening during a period of uncertainty, with reports on Wednesday saying LIV Golf officials held an emergency meeting in New York. The Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund might reduce its support, but LIV Golf has strongly denied these claims.

Sources close to the PIF told Reuters that the 2026 season will go ahead as planned, with full funding in place for the remaining 9 events.

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LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil addressed players directly in an email, according to Reuters. It mentioned, "Our season continues exactly as planned, uninterrupted and at full throttle."

O'Neil further said, "We are heading into the heart of our 2026. Schedule with the full energy of an organization that is bigger, louder, and more influential than ever before."

And hence, the sixth event of the season, the LIV Golf Mexico, teed off on Thursday at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico.

The total prize money is $30 million, and out of that, $20 million is for the individual event, and the winner gets $4 million. The team event has $10 million, and the winning team shares $3 million.

Defending champion Joaquin Niemann is aiming to win at this venue for the third time in a row. Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII team is the defending team champion.

Bryson DeChambeau leads the individual standings going into this week. So there is a lot at stake, both in prize money and in the bigger discussion about the future of LIV Golf.

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

Edited by

Souvik Roy