Doral, FL — Dustin JohnsonBig LIV Money season ends with another 7-figure check.
Johnson and his 4Aces GC team are one of four teams to play in the final of the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Team Championship on Sunday. – Ending event at Trump National Doral.
Johnson’s team picked up points on Saturday after defeating Cleeks GC 2-1. Pat Perez When Tara Gooch postponed Graham McDowell When Richard Brand for extra holes.
“For us, competition is everything,” Johnson said. “We want to win our first championship in LIV Golf. ”
Also to the finals. Cameron Smith Punch GC is the top Sergio Garcia Firebird GC 2-1; Louis Oosthuizen– Captained Stinger GC, won by Oosthuisen. Bryson DeChambeau Beat Crusher GC 2-1 on 23 holes.and the Brooks Koepka– Captained Smash GC, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood And Majesticks GC 3-0.
“It was really nice to be here on Sunday,” said Oosthuizen.
The first two rounds in Miami were match play. Sunday is stroke play and the scores of all 16 players (his 4 players on each of the 4 teams) count towards the total. The winning team will receive $16 million, the runner-up will receive $8 million, the third-placed team will receive $6 million, and the fourth-placed team will receive $4 million.
“I’m very happy with how everyone is playing,” Koepka said. “Anything can happen (Sunday)…it can end up being pretty exciting.”
That means all 16 players who tee off on Sunday are guaranteed at least $1 million in the eighth and final LIV event of the season.
“We had a really good year,” Johnson said. “And no matter what happens tomorrow, we had a really good year.”
Johnson entered the week with an income of $13,637,767 and earned an additional $18 million as the season individual champion. That’s $31,637,767 and he’s sure to win at least another $1 million on Sunday.
Add in the $1.6 million Johnson earned on the PGA Tour from January to June, and he’ll end 2022 with $34.3 million to $37.3 million. And that’s all on top of his $125 million reportedly earned on his contract with LIV, but how much bonus he’s actually received to this point. is unknown.
The four teams eliminated on Saturday each received $3 million, or $750,000 each.