LIV Golf garners up to 134,000 viewers for Jon Rahm's victory at Chicago
At the Bolingbrook Golf Club on Sunday, Spanish professional golfer Jon Rahm won the Individual Championship on the LIV Golf Tour. Rahm, 29, carded 69-64-66 to beat Joaquin Niemann, who finished second at the event and second in the Individual Championship standings.
This moment is indeed massive for Rahm as the ongoing season is his debut season in LIV Golf. The Spanish professional's victory at the Bolingbrook Golf Club on Sunday was viewed by a total of 89,000 people. This figure in comparison to Round 2, is a drop.
The second round on Saturday witnessed a record 134,000 viewers tune in to witness the battle between Rahm and Joaquin Neimann. While these are the numbers for Round 2 and Round 3 of LIV Golf Chicago on CW Network, the Tour set a record with regard to attendance.
On Saturday, LIV Golf Chicago saw more than 15,000 people visit the Bolingbrook Golf Club to witness Round 2. This figure meant that LIV Golf Chicago has set a new LIV Golf single-day attendance record for U.S. events.
In their next outing, the Saudi-backed Tour will be traveling to Dallas for LIV Golf Dallas. This event will also crown the Team Champions for the 2024 season. LIV Golf Dallas will take place between September 22-24 at the Maridoe Golf Club.
How much did Jon Rahm earn for winning LIV Golf Chicago?
The LIV Golf Chicago event at the Bolingbrook Golf Club had a purse of $25 million. Out of this, $20 million was reserved for the players whereas $5 million was kept for the teams. Out of the $20 million, Jon Rahm earned $4 million for his win.
Here is a detailed list of the payout at LIV Golf Chicago:
Individual:
- 1 Jon Rahm $4,000,000
- T2 Joaquín Niemann $1,875,000
- T2 Sergio Garcia $1,875,000
- 4 Tyrrell Hatton $1,000,000
- 5 Ian Poulter $800,000
- T6 Henrik Stenson $534,500
- T6 Anirban Lahiri $534,500
- T6 Bryson DeChambeau $534,500
- T6 Lucas Herbert $534,500
- T6 Brooks Koepka $534,500
- T11 Abraham Ancer $370,000
- T11 Thomas Pieters $370,000
- T13 Harold Varner III $330,000
- T13 Paul Casey $330,000
- T15 Talor Gooch $273,000
- T15 Jinichiro Kozuma $273,000
- T15 Peter Uihlein $273,000
- T15 Richard Bland $273,000
- T15 Kalle Samooja $273,000
- T20 Sebastián Muñoz $230,000
- T20 David Puig $230,000
- T20 Carlos Ortiz $230,000
- T23 Kieran Vincent $190,715
- T23 Graeme McDowell $190,715
- T23 Phil Mickelson $190,715
- T23 Matt Jones $190,715
- T23 Kevin Na $190,715
- T23 Scott Vincent $190,715
- T23 Adrian Meronk $190,715
- T30 Brendan Steele $162,500
- T30 Louis Oosthuizen $162,500
- T30 Patrick Reed $162,500
- T30 Danny Lee $162,500
- T34 Cameron Tringale $144,000
- T34 Marc Leishman $144,000
- T34 Branden Grace $144,000
- T34 Martin Kaymer $144,000
- T34 Sam Horsfield $144,000
- T34 Dustin Johnson $144,000
- T40 Andy Ogletree $134,000
- T40 Eugenio Chacarra $134,000
- T42 Bubba Watson $126,200
- T42 Anthony Kim $126,200
- T42 Charles Howell III $126,200
- T42 Dean Burmester $126,200
- T42 Charl Schwartzel $126,200
- T47 Matthew Wolff $90,750
- T47 Pat Perez $90,750
- T47 Lee Westwood $90,750
- T47 Mito Pereira $90,750
- 51 Jason Kokrak $60,000
- 52 Cameron Smith $50,000
- 53 Hudson Swafford $50,000
- 54 Caleb Surratt $50,000
Teams:
- 1 Crushers GC $3,000,000
- 2Legion XIII $1,500,000
- 3 Fireballs GC $500,000