LIV Golf League: How much the South Africa quartet won in Houston
It was a largely ‘disappointing’ week for the four South Africans in action at the LIV Golf Houston event. Here’s how much they won …
It pays to play well in the LIV Golf League, just ask Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz.
The 33-year-old Ortiz won for the first time on the Saudi-backed circuit on Sunday after a 5-under 67 in the final round at Golf Club of Houston to claim the league’s eighth event of the 2024 season, LIV Golf Houston.
For his efforts, Ortiz took home the top prize of $4 million.
Poland’s Adrian Meronk finished runner-up, winning $2 250 000.
Louis Oosthuizen pulled out
It was a largely ‘disappointing’ week for the four South Africans in Houston.
Charl Schwartzel and Dean Burmester finished in a tie for 18th and won $235 000 (R4.4 million) each.
Branden Grace finished 52nd – and last – and took home $50 000 (R940 000).
Louis Oosthuizen withdrew ahead of the second round with a lower back injury.
Australia’s Wade Ormsby filled in for Oosthuizen for the final 36 holes.
Oosthuizen said he expects to return for LIV Golf’s next tournament in Nashville on 21-23 June.
The Stinger GC team finished 11th out of the 13 teams competing.
Meanwhile, the Cleeks GC team of Meronk, Martin Kaymer, Richard Bland and Kalle Samooja shared $3 million for winning the team competition.
With $20 million up for grabs, check out how much money each player and team earned at LIV Golf Houston.
Individual prize money
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Carlos Ortiz | -15 | $4,000,000 |
| 2 | Adrian Meronk | -14 | $2,250,000 |
| T3 | Patrick Reed | -13 | $1,250,000 |
| T3 | David Puig | -13 | $1,250,000 |
| 5 | Sergio Garcia | -11 | $800,000 |
| T6 | Anirban Lahiri | -10 | $608,333 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | -10 | $608,333 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | -10 | $608,333 |
| T9 | Brooks Koepka | -9 | $396,875 |
| T9 | Cameron Tringale | -9 | $396,875 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | -9 | $396,875 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | -9 | $396,875 |
| 13 | Dustin Johnson | -8 | $340,000 |
| 14 | Matthew Wolff | -7 | $320,000 |
| T15 | Talor Gooch | -6 | $285,000 |
| T15 | Henrik Stenson | -6 | $285,000 |
| T15 | Sebastian Munoz | -6 | $285,000 |
| T18 | Charl Schwartzel | -5 | $235,000 |
| T18 | Dean Burmester | -5 | $235,000 |
| T18 | Lee Westwood | -5 | $235,000 |
| T18 | Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | $235,000 |
| T18 | Bryson DeChambeau | -5 | $235,000 |
| T18 | Jason Kokrak | -5 | $235,000 |
| T24 | Sam Horsfield | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | Richard Bland | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | Marc Leishman | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | Abraham Ancer | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | John Catlin | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | Kieran Vincent | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | Thomas Pieters | -4 | $182,500 |
| T24 | Kevin Na | -4 | $182,500 |
| T32 | Harold Varner III | -3 | $151,600 |
| T32 | Jinichiro Kozuma | -3 | $151,600 |
| T32 | Kalle Samooja | -3 | $151,600 |
| T32 | Caleb Surratt | -3 | $151,600 |
| T32 | Joaquin Niemann | -3 | $151,600 |
| T37 | Phil Mickelson | -2 | $141,500 |
| T37 | Brendan Steele | -2 | $141,500 |
| T39 | Mito Pereira | -1 | $136,500 |
| T39 | Matt Jones | -1 | $136,500 |
| 41 | Eugenio Lopez Chacarra | E | $133,000 |
| T42 | Peter Uihlein | +1 | $127,750 |
| T42 | Andy Ogletree | +1 | $127,750 |
| T42 | Scott Vincent | +1 | $127,750 |
| T42 | Pat Perez | +1 | $127,750 |
| T46 | Hudson Swafford | +2 | $124,000 |
| T46 | Ian Poulter | +2 | $124,000 |
| T48 | Anthony Kim | +4 | $90,000 |
| T48 | Cameron Smith | +4 | $90,000 |
| 50 | Danny Lee | +5 | $60,000 |
| 51 | Bubba Watson | +6 | $60,000 |
| 52 | Branden Grace | +8 | $50,000 |
| – | Jon Rahm | WD | |
| – | Louis Oosthuizen | WD |
Team prize money
| Position | Team | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Cleeks GC | -33 | $3,000,000 |
| T2 | Smash GC | -31 | $1,000,000 |
| T2 | Fireballs GC | -31 | $1,000,000 |