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Is LIV Golf Chicago's prize money making traditional golf tournaments look like chump change?

The LIV Golf 2024 season is almost about to end. Yet another successful year for the breakaway league. After completing 12 events on the schedule, there are the two ultimate championships left – the Individual Championship and the Team Championship. Moreover, the final winner of this season’s Chicago event will be declared in just a few hours.

However, it was Jon Rahm who entered the field with a lead on the standings, and Joaquin Niemann followed him by just a few points. After two rounds at the Bolingbrook Golf Club, Rahm has a one-stroke lead ahead of Sergio Garcia. And Niemann is three strokes behind Rahm, in the fourth position. Wonder how much will Rahm earn if he bags a win this Sunday? Keep reading to find out.

In the event of a Sunday triumph, what will Jon Rahm’s account look like?

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The 2024 LIV Golf Individual Championship has a total purse of $25 million. Out of this, $4 million is given out to the winner, which is the largest portion given to any of the golfers. Additionally, $5 million from the purse is saved aside for the upcoming Team Championship. The runner-up and the second-runner-up get to take home $2.25 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

The player who ranks the lowest on the leaderboard gets a small amount of the share too. He gets to take home $50,000. Here’s what the final prize money breakdown for the Chicago event looks like:

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1$4,000,000
2$2,250,000
3$1,500,000
4$1,000,000
5$800,000
6$700,000
7$600,000
8$525,000
9$442,500
10$405,000
11$380,000
12$360,000
13$340,000
14$320,000
15$300,000
16$285,000
17$270,000
18$260,000
19$250,000
20$240,000
21$230,000
22$220,000
23$210,000
24$200,000
25$195,000
26$190,000
27$185,000
28$180,000
29$175,000
30$170,000
31$165,000
32$160,000
33$155,000
34$150,000
35$148,000
36$145,000
37$143,000
38$140,000
39$138,000
40$135,000
41$133,000
42$130,000
43$128,000
44$128,000
45$125,000
46$125,000
47$123,000
48$120,000
49$60,000
50$60,000
51$60,000
52$50,000
53$50,000
54$50,000

Well, this is not all that the winner gets. several advantages come with winning the Individual Championship of the season, apart from just bagging the prize money and lifting the prestigious trophy.

The winner gets an additional bonus money and points

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Is LIV Golf Chicago's prize money making traditional golf tournaments look like chump change?

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The 54-player field might not have the eligibility to bag OWGR points because it is an event organized by the breakaway league. But it has other point benefits for the winner. Along with the $4 million prize money, whoever bags the win on Sunday will also be entitled to a whopping $18 million bonus money. Additionally, they will also be getting points for individuals and teams that will be added towards the season-long bonuses and the team championships when the season comes to an end.

However, the competition is not just sunshine and rainbows. It is after this competition that the players will have their eligibility to play in the 2025 season confirmed. All the golfers who will come under the drop zone as the championship finishes will no longer be able to play for the next season. While the ones on the top will have a secure spot. Who do you think will finally bag the win in Chicago today? Let us know in the comments section below!

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