Arguably the most anticipated LIV Golf event on the schedule takes place at The Grange in Adelaide as the big-money League resumes with its first tournament for three weeks.
Last year, there was a general sense that the circuit's inaugural trip to Australia offered a glimpse of what it could eventually become on a regular basis, with sell-out crowds on each of the three days of action and some top-quality golf as Talor Gooch claimed his maiden LIV Golf title.
As a result, it was no surprise when, in November, a return to Australia was confirmed. While there is the expectation that this year’s edition will be as successful, the prize money on offer is identical to that of other regular LIV Golf tournaments throughout the season.
Once again, players are competing for a huge purse of $25m, with $20m being distributed among the 54 players in the individual event and a further $5m to be shared among the top three teams.
Because of the huge prize money available at each tournament, 31 LIV golfers have already made seven-figure sums despite only five events having been held, and that number will increase after this week.
Leading the way on the LIV Golf money list is Joaquin Niemann, who has won almost $9.5m thanks largely to his two victories, in Mexico and Jeddah.
Dean Burmester won $4m for his win in the most recent tournament, in Miami, and he will be hoping for a repeat of that here, while even the players finishing in the bottom three of the leaderboard will earn $50,000.
One caveat is Australia's tax laws, which mean that, as winner Talor Gooch discovered last year, earnings will likely be significantly less once tax has been deducted.
Even with that, the purse is by far the biggest of any tournament this week. The nearest challenger is the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, which offers a $8.9m prize fund, of which each of the two winners will receive $1,286,050.
Below is the prize money payout for the 2024 LIV Golf Adelaide event.
Individual LIV Golf Adelaide Prize Money Payout
Team LIV Golf Adelaide Prize Money Payout
Who Are The Star Names At LIV Golf Adelaide?
The defending champion is Talor Gooch, and he will be looking to claim his first victory of the season after finishing 2023 as the individual champion.
He will not have it all his own way, though. As well as the likes of Niemann and Burmester, other players who have impressed so far in 2024 include Jon Rahm. The Legion XIII captain has yet to win a tournament, but he has finished in the top 10 of each event so far and will be confident of his maiden victory here.
Abraham Ancer won LIV Golf Hong Kong and is another who appears to be full of confidence, while Dustin Johnson enters the tournament having won the LIV Golf Las Vegas event in February.
Other big names in the field include Smash GC captain Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, who heads to Australia off the back of a T6 at The Masters. The player who finished in the same position as him at Augusta National was Ripper GC captain Cameron Smith, who will be desperate to claim victory in his homeland.
Who Is In The Field For LIV Golf Adelaide?
As ever, a host of big names are in the field, including defending champion Talor Gooch, two-time 2024 winner Joaquin Niemann, LIV Golf Las Vegas victor Dustin Johnson and Major winners Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Cameron Smith.
Where Is LIV Golf Adelaide?
For the second successive year, the tournament takes place at The Grange Golf Club. Like the 2023 event, the course will include a party hole – the par 3 12th Watering Hole, where Chase Koepka hit an ace a year ago.
