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This was Rory the first year that money changed the game of golf in a significant way. The sport’s landscape has changed as a result of the emergence of LIV Golf, which is supported by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. As a result, players are becoming increasingly richer than ever before.
According to reports, LIV will spend just under $800 million in 2022 to join Greg Norman’s start-up tour, which has been reported to cost a lot of money to some of the biggest names in the world.
It has compelled the PGA Tour to respond by opening its own purse strings, which has led to increased bonuses in the FedEx Cup and Player Impact Program and purses totaling $20 million. So, who and how much did they win on the course this year?
FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai bonus funds, Player Impact Program funds, and LIV Golf on-course earnings. The numbers have been rounded to the nearest two decimal places where necessary because it is a challenging task.Betadda PGA Tour earnings may be slightly exaggerated due to counting since September 2021.
when the 2021-22 season began, but the picture is clear and straightforward: the best golfers are making astronomical sums of money, and this is not even taking into account sponsorships and other investments that result in the biggest names having net worths in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Patrick Mahomes bought each member of the Chiefs' offensive line a new set of TaylorMade golf clubs for the holidays ⛳️
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With $44.8 million, Rory McIlroy earned the most money in 2022, followed by LIV Golf star Dustin Johnson with $37.2 million. As well as the RBC Heritage and CJ Cup titles, both of which he successfully defended. The Race to Dubai bonus was a cool $2 million, and his FedEx Cup victory alone was worth $18 million.
LIV Golf, where he won the Chicago Invitational and finished second in the Team Championship finale, and He also won the Players Championship, the most important event on the PGA Tour, for which he got a huge check for $3.6 million.