Sweden’s Henrik Stenson won his LIV Golf Invitational Series debut event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Sunday. Photo: Twitter @Louis57TM
LIV Golf Invitational Series: How much EVERY South African earned in Bedminster
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson won his LIV Golf Invitational Series debut event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Sunday.
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson won his LIV Golf Invitational Series debut event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Sunday. Photo: Twitter @Louis57TM
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson won his LIV Golf Invitational Series debut event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Sunday.
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Stenson won by two shots on 11-under and earned a whopping $4 million for his efforts. Since turning pro in 1999, Stenson has eclipsed the $4 million mark in a season just twice in his PGA Tour career.
Dustin Johnson and his 4 Aces GC ran away with the team title by eight shots on 25-under, earning him and his team-mates Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch and Pat Perez $750 000 each. The team also won in Portland last month.
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Having won the first two events (Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace), the six South Africans in the field for this weekend’s third event struggled.
Grace was again the best performer, finishing in a tie for 13th in the 48-player field on 2-under par which saw him walk away $293 333 (R4.8 million) richer.
Schwartzel ended in joint 17th place on level par for the 54 holes which saw him bank $229 000 (R3.8 million).
Louis Oosthuizen and Justin Harding tied for 19th on 1-over par which saw the duo earn $200 000 (R3.3 million) each.
Shaun Norris’ tie for 23rd on 3-over par was worth $168 000 (R2.77 million) while Hennie du Plessis’ 10-over par tie for 44th was still earned him a cool $127 000 (R2.1 million).
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LIV Golf Invitational Series prize money payouts in Bedminster:
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | -11 | $4,000,000 |
| T2 | Matthew Wolff | -9 | $1,812,500 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | -9 | $1,812,500 |
| 4 | Carlos Ortiz | -8 | $1,050,000 |
| 5 | Patrick Reed | -7 | $975,000 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | -4 | $648,000 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | -4 | $648,000 |
| T6 | Turk Pettit | -4 | $648,000 |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | -4 | $648,000 |
| T6 | Talor Gooch | -4 | $648,000 |
| T11 | Brooks Koepka | -3 | $495,000 |
| T11 | Martin Kaymer | -3 | $495,000 |
| T13 | Branden Grace | -2 | $293,333 |
| T13 | Ian Poulter | -2 | $293,333 |
| T13 | Phachara Khongwatmai | -2 | $293,333 |
| 16 | Sam Horsfield | -1 | $240,000 |
| T17 | Chase Koepka | E | $229,000 |
| T17 | Charl Schwartzel | E | $229,000 |
| T19 | Matt Jones | 1 | $200,000 |
| T19 | Louis Oosthuizen | 1 | $200,000 |
| T19 | Justin Harding | 1 | $200,000 |
| 22 | Travis Smyth | 2 | $172,000 |
| T23 | Shaun Norris | 3 | $168,000 |
| T23 | Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra | 3 | $168,000 |
| T23 | Peter Uihlein | 3 | $168,000 |
| T26 | Laurie Canter | 4 | $160,000 |
| T26 | James Piot | 4 | $160,000 |
| T26 | Jinichiro Kozuma | 4 | $160,000 |
| T26 | Jason Kokrak | 4 | $160,000 |
| T26 | Charles Howell III | 4 | $160,000 |
| T31 | Hudson Swafford | 5 | $151,000 |
| T31 | Pat Perez | 5 | $151,000 |
| T31 | Bernd Wiesberger | 5 | $151,000 |
| T31 | Bryson DeChambeau | 5 | $151,000 |
| 35 | Phil Mickelson | 6 | $146,000 |
| T36 | Sadom Kaewkanjana | 7 | $141,000 |
| T36 | Graeme McDowell | 7 | $141,000 |
| T36 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | 7 | $141,000 |
| T36 | Kevin Na | 7 | $141,000 |
| T40 | Abraham Ancer | 8 | $135,000 |
| T40 | Richard Bland | 8 | $135,000 |
| T42 | David Puig | 9 | $131,000 |
| T42 | Scott Vincent | 9 | $131,000 |
| T44 | Hennie du Plessis | 10 | $127,000 |
| T44 | Yuki Inamori | 10 | $127,000 |
| 46 | Wade Ormsby | 11 | $124,000 |
| 47 | Hideto Tanihara | 12 | $122,000 |
| 48 | Jediah Morgan | 16 | $120,000 |
