South African quartet in MEGA pay days at LIV Golf Tulsa event
Two-time main champion Dustin Johnson claimed his second LIV Golf title on Sunday, edging Cameron Smith and Branden Grace in a playoff at Cedar Ridge Country Club close to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Johnson birdied his last gap in regulation to get into the playoff then birdied the par-four 18th with a putt from off the inexperienced.
South Africa’s Grace had putted first in the playoff, additionally from the perimeter, narrowly lacking.
Australia’s British Open champion Smith was closest to the outlet, however his putt was by no means on monitor.
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Johnson scooped the $4 million first prize from the $25 million purse and joined Talor Gooch – winner of the earlier two occasions – and Brooks Koepka as two-time winners in the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit’s first 14 occasions.
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Grace helped South Africa’s Stinger group, headed by Louis Oosthuizen, to seize the team title with a 40-under par whole.
The subsequent LIV Golf match is at Trump National in Washington in two weeks.
But subsequent week Johnson and Smith will likely be amongst 18 LIV rebels teeing it up in the second main of the season, the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York.
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Grace gained $1.875 million (R35.7 million) for his second place end.
Dean Burmester pocketed $468 333 (R8.9 million) for ending in a tie for eighth whereas Louis Oosthuizen’s tie for twenty third was price $200 714 (R3.8 million).
Charl Schwartzel ended thirty fifth in the 48-man area and took dwelling $155 000 (R3 million).
In addition, the quartet shared $3 million – R14.3 million every – for successful the group competitors.
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LIV Golf Tulsa particular person prize cash
Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
1 | Dustin Johnson | 17 underneath | $4,000,000 |
T-2 | Branden Grace | 17 underneath | $1,875,000 |
T-2 | Cameron Smith | 17 underneath | $1,875,000 |
4 | Harold Varner III | 13 underneath | $1,000,000 |
T-5 | Bryson DeChambeau | 12 underneath | $703,333 |
T-5 | Eugenio Chacarra | 12 underneath | $703,333 |
T-5 | Brooks Koepka | 12 underneath | $703,333 |
T-8 | Joaquin Niemann | 11 underneath | $468,333 |
T-8 | Dean Burmester | 11 underneath | $468,333 |
T-8 | Bubba Watson | 11 underneath | $468,333 |
T-11 | Charles Howell III | 10 underneath | $350,000 |
T-11 | Jason Kokrak | 10 underneath | $350,000 |
T-11 | Brendan Steele | 10 underneath | $350,000 |
T-11 | Anirban Lahiri | 10 underneath | $350,000 |
T-11 | Patrick Reed | 10 underneath | $350,000 |
T-16 | Thomas Pieters | 9 underneath | $285,000 |
T-16 | Scott Vincent | 9 underneath | $285,000 |
T-18 | Bernd Wiesberger | 8 underneath | $250,000 |
T-18 | Cameron Tringale | 8 underneath | $250,000 |
T-18 | Henrik Stenson | 8 underneath | $250,000 |
T-18 | Ian Poulter | 8 underneath | $250,000 |
T-18 | Pat Perez | 8 underneath | $250,000 |
T-23 | Chase Koepka | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-23 | Louis Oosthuizen | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-23 | Richard Bland | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-23 | Sergio Garcia | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-23 | Peter Uihlein | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-23 | Laurie Canter | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-23 | Abraham Ancer | 7 underneath | $200,714 |
T-30 | Sebastián Muñoz | 6 underneath | $170,000 |
T-30 | Matt Jones | 6 underneath | $170,000 |
T-30 | Matthew Wolff | 6 underneath | $170,000 |
T-30 | Carlos Ortiz | 6 underneath | $170,000 |
T-30 | Mito Pereira | 6 underneath | $170,000 |
35 | Charl Schwartzel | 5 underneath | $155,000 |
T-36 | Marc Leishman | 4 underneath | $146,250 |
T-36 | Danny Lee | 4 underneath | $146,250 |
T-36 | David Puig | 4 underneath | $146,250 |
T-36 | Talor Gooch | 4 underneath | $146,250 |
T-40 | Martin Kaymer | 3 underneath | $137,500 |
T-40 | James Piot | 3 underneath | $137,500 |
T-40 | Paul Casey | 3 underneath | $137,500 |
43 | Sihwan Kim | 2 underneath | $132,500 |
44 | Kevin Na | 1 underneath | $130,000 |
T-46 | Graeme McDowell | Even | $126,250 |
T-46 | Phil Mickelson | Even | $126,250 |
47 | Jediah Morgan | 1 underneath | $130,000 |
– | Lee Westwood | W/D |
Team payouts
Position | Team/Members | Score | Earnings |
1 | Stinger GC (Branden Grace, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Dean Burmester) | 40 underneath | $3,000,000 |
2 | 4Aces GC (Dustin Johnson, Pat Perez, Patrick Reed, Peter Uihlein) | 39 underneath | $1,500,000 |
3 | RangeGoats GC (Talor Gooch, Thomas Pieters, Bubba Watson, Harold Varner III) | 35 underneath | $500,000 |