What does Bryson DeChambeau’s LIV Golf Chicago win mean to Cameron Smith’s $18,000,000 quest?

Bryson DeChambeau won the 2023 LIV Golf Chicago event after playing an incredible 8-under 63 round. He registered a one-stroke victory over Marc Leishman. However, his victory has affected Cameron Smith's quest to earn $18,00,000 in bonus by topping the LIV Golf standings at the end of the season.

The Australian golfer currently tops the standings of the Saudi circuit with 170 points. He would have extended the lead by a big margin but his performance at the LIV Golf Chicago event went horribly wrong. He finished 40th in the field of 48 golfers on Sunday, September 24. It was his worst record at the Saudi circuit in two seasons.

LIV Golf is heading for its finale with only one event to go in Jeddah and then the golfers will compete in the season-final team Championship.

Cameron Smith has won two events this season and had three under top 10 finishes.

Here are the results of all the events Cameron Smith played on the LIV Golf in 2023:

Mayakoba

Date: Feb 24—26
Score: -6 (R1: -2 R2: E R3:-4)
Result: 6

Tucson

Date: Mar 17—19
Score: -2 (R1:E R2:-1 R3:-1)
Result: 26

Orlando

Date: Mar 31—Apr 02
Score: -5 (R1:-2 R2:-3 R3:E)
Result: 29

Adelaide

Date: Apr 21—23
Score: -15 (R1:-3 R2:-6 R3:-6)
Result: 4

Singapore

Date: Apr 28—30
Score: -12 (R1:-6 R2:-5 R3:-1)
Result: 7

Tulsa

Date: May 12—14
Score: -17 (R1:-6 R2:-2 R3:-9)
Result: 2

Date: May 26—28
Score: -6 (R1:-4 R2:-2 R3: E)
Result: 11

Andalucía

Date: Jun 30—Jul 02
Score: -1 (R1:-2 R2:+1 R3:E)
Result: 12

London

Date: Jul 07—09
Score: -15 (R1:-8 R2:-4 R3:-3)
Result: 1

Greenbrier

Date: Aug 04—06
Score: -6 (R1:-1 R2:-6 R3:+1)
Result: 35

Bedminster

Date: Aug 11—13
Score: -12 (R1:-5 R2: -4 R3:-3)
Result: 1

Chicago

Date: Sep 22—24
Score: E (R1:-2 R2: E R3: +2)
Result: 40

LIV Golf standings

Cameron Smith topped the standings of LIV Golf followed by Talor Gooch, who is eight points behind the leader.

Chicago event winner Bryson DeChambeau settled in third place in the standings followed by Patrick Reed.

Here are the current LIV Golf standings:

1. Cameron Smith
2. Talor Gooch
3. Bryson DeChambeau
4. Patrick Reed
5. Brooks Koepka
6. Branden Grace
7. Dustin Johnson
8. Mito Pereira
9. Sebastian Munoz
10. Anirban Lahiri
11. Harold Varner II
12. Peter Uihlein
13. Charles Howell III
14. Dean Burnmester
15. Carlos Ortiz
16. Marc Leishman
17. Cameron Tringale
18. Brendan Steele
19. Sergio Garcia
20. Richard Bland
21. Joaquin Niemann
22. Louis Oosthuizen
23. Henrik Stenson
24. Jason Kokrak
25. Matthew Wolff
26. Abraham Ancer
27. Pat Perez
28. Danny Lee
29. Kevin Na
30. David Puig
31. Scott Vincent
32. Eugenio Chacarra
33. Thomas Pieters
34. Ian Poulter
35. Bubba Watson
36. Paul Casey
37. Matt Jones
38. Phil Mickelson
39. Sam Horsfield
40. Charl Schwartzel
41. Graeme McDowell
42. Andy Ogletree
43. Laurie Canter
44. Bernd Wiesberger
45. Lee Westwood
46. Jason Morgan
47. James Piot
48. Chase Koepka
49. Martin Kaymer
50. Sihwan Kim