In pictures: LIV Golf reveals new 'blinged out' Individual Championship ring with special feature

The upcoming LIV Golf event in Chicago is crucial for the Saudi-backed tour. At this event, golf fans will witness the crowning of this year's Individual Championship. The event will take place at the Bolingbrook Golf Club from September 13-15.

Ahead of the event, LIV Golf has revealed the 'Individual Champion ring,' which the winner shall receive. The ring revealed by the Saudi-backed tour is paired with a hidden ball marker and will be embossed with a QR code of the winning moment. This ring is made by Ben Baller and IF & Co.

You can check out images of the Individual Champion ring below:

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The two players who will be competing for the Individual Champion ring at LIV Golf Chicago are Legion XIII's Jon Rahm and Torque GC's Joaquin Niemann. While Rahm is currently in first place with 195.17 points, Neimann is closely following him in second place with 192.20.

Tyrrell Hatton in third place has 143.49 points to his name. Hence, due to this vast gap between second and third place, it will be Rahm and Neimann who will be competing for the Individual Championship at LIV Golf Chicago.

A look at the tee-off times and pairings for Round 1 of LIV Golf Chicago

The 2024 LIV Golf Chicago will have a shotgun start. This means every golfer competing at the event will tee off at 12:15 PM ET on September 13th. Here is a look at the pairings for the round on Friday:

Hole 1: Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton
Hole 2: Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, Cameron Smith
Hole 3: Brooks Koepka, Dean Burmester, Bryson DeChambeau
Hole 4: Carlos Ortiz, Dustin Johnson, Marc Leishman
Hole 5: Talor Gooch, Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer
Hole 6: Richard Bland, Patrick Reed, Charl Schwartzel
Hole 7: Adrian Meronk, Matthew Wolff, Anirban Lahiri
Hole 8: Charles Howell III, Kevin Na, Andy Ogletree
Hole 9: Thomas Pieters, Lee Westwood, Danny Lee
Hole 10: Eugenio Chacarra, Martin Kaymer, Caleb Surratt
Hole 11: Kieran Vincent, Anthony Kim, Hudson Swafford
Hole 12: Phil Mickelson, Jinichiro Kozuma, lan Poulter
Hole 13: Matt Jones, Henrik Stenson, Mito Pereira
Hole 14: Lucas Herbert, Peter Uihlein, Sam Horsfield
Hole 15: Jason Kokrak, Sebastian Muñoz, Brendan Steele
Hole 16: David Puig, Cameron Tringale, Graeme McDowell
Hole 17: Harold Varner III, Pat Perez, Scott Vincent
Hole 18 Branden Grace, Bubba Watson, Kalle Samooja

How much will the winner of LIV Golf Chicago receive?

The 2024 LIV Golf Chicago event will have a total prize purse of $25 million, out of which $20 million will be reserved for the players and $5 million will be for the teams. Here is a detailed look at how much each golfer will make for finishing at the following positions:

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