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Ben Parsons

LIV Golf prize money on offer to Dustin Johnson and co as 2023 season begins

The mega-money LIV Golf venture is back for a second season as the Saudi-backed breakaway presses ahead with its disruption plan in men's professional golf.

Greg Norman's contentious series has expanded for 14 events this year after hosting eight invitationals in an inaugural season that rocked the sport.

Big name stars including Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Bryson DeChambeau were poached by LIV and the trio will be among the headline names for the first event in Mayakoba, Mexico, starting this Friday.

The 54-hole invitational at the Playa del Carmen will also include world no.35 Thomas Pieters, who represents LIV's marquee signing ahead of what could be a defining season as the enterprise looks to establish interest in its team concept and rival golf's traditional tours.

Here, Mirror Sport breaks down the mammoth prize money on offer as LIV looks to build momentum in 2023.

Former world no.1 Johnson was the biggest beneficiary of the PGA Tour exodus as he raked in an incredible £30.7m in prize money alone during his eight LIV events in 2022.

And the big-hitting American has even more cash to play for in 2023 after LIV confirmed their total prize money would be bumped up by a whopping 63 percent.

The prize money for the season is now up to £336million, with the 48-man field locked in to compete for extraordinary sums throughout the year.

Each three-day LIV event, including this weekend at Mayakoba, will have a purse of £21m as well as an additional £4m for the team event.

Johnson is playing for a total prize fund of over £300million (Getty Images)

The winner of each event will claim £3.3m, while LIV's underperforming rebels should sleep soundly in the knowledge they will pick up £100,000 even for finishing in last place in the individual standings.

The unique 12-team format is scored using the two best stroke play scores from each team in the first two rounds, with the three best scores counting in the final round. The lowest overall team score will earn four players in each event a combined total of £2.5m (£625,000 each).

And the winning team at the season-closing Team Championship in Jeddah in November will secure a share of £13.3m - £3.3m per player.

But if those lucrative sums weren't enough, bonuses are also handed out to the top three players in the individual standings, with the best performing rebel pocketing an extra £15m at the end of the season.

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