Prize money at the Open Championship has jumped 22 percent in 2022 as McIlroy, Hovland and co chase £2.11m paycheque
This weekend the world’s best golfers – including LIV players – are at St Andrews battling it out for perhaps the most coveted prize in this sport: the Claret Jug.at the 18th hole, to Ian Poulter being booed and Viktor Hovland’s magnificent eagle.
The Open fee has been paid in US dollars since 2016, so this year’s overall prize money is actually $14m. And it is LIV Golf’s presence that has triggered the recent PGA hikes. “We have made this substantial investment while balancing our wider commitments to developing golf at all levels around the world and to continuing to elevate the AIG Women’s Open.”$2bn Saudi Arabian-funded venture“The existing golf ecosystem has successfully provided stable pathways for golfers to enter the sport and develop and realise their full potential,” Slumbers said. “Professional golfers are entitled to choose where they want to play and to accept the prize money that’s offered to them.
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