This week Rory McIlroy was asked whether the Major prize funds were becoming unsustainable in the midst of purses rocketing left, right and centre in the modern game? For 14 weeks of the year LIV Golf offer a prize pot of $25m, with $4m going to the winner. Coincidentally The Players Championship this year offered the same $25m overall and Scottie Scheffler picked up a whopping $4.5m.
The new Elevated Events feature purses of $20m which leave the Majors looking relatively small fry from a financial point of view. Last year we saw the following purses on offer; Masters and PGA both $15m, US Open $17.5m and The Open $14m. This year we're yet to hear what's on the table at the US Open and Open but Augusta went up to $18m while the PGA went to $17.5m.
