Here’s how much the Southern Guards GC earned at LIV Golf Korea

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann outlasted American Talor Gooch in a playoff to win LIV Golf Korea on Sunday, as Bryson DeChambeau fell just short with a final-day charge.

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Niemann birdied the par-4 first extra hole at Asiad Country Club in Busan after a sublime approach shot to claim his first win of the season on the troubled breakaway circuit.

Cease bankrolling

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced last month that it would cease bankrolling LIV after the 2026 season.

PIF had reportedly ploughed more than $5 billion dollars into the breakaway circuit since it was founded in 2021.

Niemann claimed a record-extending eighth career victory on the circuit, which was once again worth a cool $4 million.

Two-time major champion DeChambeau finished one stroke behind Niemann and Gooch after a 5-under-par final round.

Meanwhile, on the team front, DeChambeau’s Crushers GC – with Travis Smyth in for an injured Paul Casey – defended their title.

Best-placed

For the all-South African Southern Guards GC line-up, it wasn’t the best of outings.

Branden Grace was best-placed in the individual competition, finishing tied-12th on six-under par which earned him $330 000 (R5.4 million).

Dean Burmester was next best in a tie of 23rd on two-under par which saw him bank $193 333 (R3.1 million).

Charl Schwartzel ended in a tie for 34th on level par which saw him walk away $147 500 (R2.4 million) richer, while Louis Oosthuizen finished on one-over par in a share for 37th place, which was good enough for a cheque of $138 750 (R2.3 million).

In the team competition, the Southern Guards GC team finished seventh out of 13 team on a cumulative score of seven-under par – 16 shots behind the winning Crushers GC outfit – and shared $550 000 (R8.9 million), which worked out at $137 500 (R2.2 million) each.

LIV Golf Korea prize money: Individual standings

POSITIONPLAYERSCOREEARNINGS1Joaquin Niemann-12$4,000,0002Talor Gooch-12$2,250,0003Bryson DeChambeau-11$1,500,0004Dustin Johnson-10$1,000,0005Scott Vincent-9$800,000T6Harold Varner III-8$650,000T6Brendan Steele-8$650,000T8Travis Smyth-7$442,500T8Marc Leishman-7$442,500T8Charles Howell III-7$442,500T8Lucas Herbert-7$442,500T12Ben Campbell-6$330,000T12Laurie Canter-6$330,000T12Young-Han Song-6$330,000T12Branden Grace-6$330,000T16Cameron Smith-4$266,250T16Ian Poulter-4$266,250T16David Puig-4$266,250T16Jon Rahm-4$266,250T20Jason Kokrak-3$230,000T20Thomas Pieters-3$230,000T20Anthony Kim-3$230,000T23Do-Yeob Mun-2$193,333T23Sebastian Munoz-2$193,333T23Richard Bland-2$193,333T23Tom McKibbin-2$193,333T23Victor Perez-2$193,333T23Dean Burmester-2$193,333T29Abraham Ancer-1$165,000T29Bubba Watson-1$165,000T29Adrian Meronk-1$165,000T29Sergio Garcia-1$165,000T29Danny Lee-1$165,000T34Cameron TringaleE$147,500T34Charl SchwartzelE$147,500T34Jose Luis BallesterE$147,500T37Luis Masaveu1$138,750T37Louis Oosthuizen1$138,750T37Byeong-Hun An1$138,750T37Lee Westwood1$138,750T41Anirban Lahiri2$129,875T41Yosuke Asaji2$129,875T41Richard T. Lee2$129,875T41Thomas Detry2$129,875T45Max Rottluff3$80,600T45Elvis Smylie3$80,600T45Martin Kaymer3$80,600T45Graeme McDowell3$80,600T45Caleb Surratt3$80,600T50Michael La Sasso4$50,000T50Miguel Tabuena4$50,000T52Peter Uihlein5$50,000T52Carlos Ortiz5$50,00054Min-Kyu Kim6$50,00055Sam Horsfield9$50,00056Bjoern Hellgren14$50,00057Matthew Wolff21$50,000

LIV Golf Korea prize money: Team standings

POSITIONTEAMSCOREEARNINGS1Crushers GC-23$3,000,0002OKGC-20$1,500,0003Ripper GC-15$900,00044Aces GC-14$700,0005HyFlyers GC-13$650,0006Torque GC-10$600,0007Southern Guards GC-7$550,0008Fireballs GC-4$500,0009Cleeks Golf Club-2$450,00010Korean Golf Club-1$400,000T11Legion XIIIE$275,000T11Majesticks Golf ClubE$275,00013RangeGoats GC+19$200,000

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