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Anirban Lahiri's performance in LIV Golf Andalucia—fluke or the start of something big?

The 2024 LIV Golf season will find its 10th event’s winner soon! Yes, the Saudi-backed league’s tournament that is taking place in Spain is inching closer to its finale. Many in the community would surely be eager to find out who the champion golfer is, just like how Talor Gooch emerged victorious back in the 2023 edition of LIV Golf Andalucia. But the American pro, this time around, seems to have been bested by others, including Anirban Lahiri, Bryson DeChambeau, and the like, all of whom have the insane winner’s cut from the prize pool in their sights.

Just like every event on the PIF-funded circuit, LIV Golf Andalucia will also award its golfers with a cut from the humongous $25 million prize purse. Interestingly, out of the same, $20 million will be set aside for the individual event, with the rest $5 million being awarded to the top three teams at the contest. Now, a total of 54 golfers are currently duking it out at the Valderrama Golf Club for the trophy and the winner’s cut of $4 million with the runner-up getting $2.25 million. On the other hand, the top squad will win $3 million followed by a check of $1.5 million for the team at T2.

LIV Golf Andalucia Individual payouts:

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

LIV Golf Andalucia Team payouts: 

1st$3,000,000
2nd$1,500,000
3rd$500,000

The professionals will surely try to dish out their best on the final day of play at LIV Golf Andalucia, seeing as how much is at stake. But then curiosity naturally arises; who will end up winning the contest? Will it be Anirban Lahiri, who, if victorious, would be able to clinch his first LIV Golf win or his skipper, Bryson DeChambeau, who would be hoping for a good finish ahead of The Open Championship?

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Anirban Lahiri in hopes of claiming his first LIV Golf win at LIV Golf Andalucia

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The Indian golfer is currently leading the scoreboard after the second day of play in Andalucia. He registered figures of 69 (-2) and 66 (-5) to score a 7-under overall following Round 2’s play. He dished out a total of 11 birdies and four bogeys to have a shot at the title of champion. In the 2024 season, he could only finish T6 two times in Jeddah and Houston.

Even 2022 and 2023 turned out unlucky for the golfer who had placed himself at T2 in the 2022 Boston event. The following year witnessed Lahiri place a T2 at Adelaide and Bedminster and a T3 at Chicago, the latter of which saw his skipper DeChambeau emerge victorious. This time around, the ‘Scientist’ is placed at T6 tied with four other golfers, all the while striving to claim another triumph.

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The two golfers’s performance coupled with their teammates’s display of skills at LIV Golf Andalucia, have helped Crushers GC top the team event with a score of 7-under overall. Paul Casey is currently placed at T15, while John Catlin occupies the 33rd spot on the leaderboard. Will they be able to hold their lead and clinch the win? The fans only need to wait a bit more to find that out!