LIV Golf moves to Illinois for 5th event
Cameron Smith in practice at Rich Harvest Farms this week – photo Jonathan Ferrey LIV Golf Via Getty Images
LIV Golf moves to Illinois this week for the fifth of its eight series in 2022, the ultra-private and appropriately names Rich Harvest Farms, in Sugar Grove an hour west of Chicago, hosting the event.
Australians Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Wade Ormsby and Jed Morgan are amongst the field of 48 who will battle for the US$20 million individual and US$5 million teams’ prize purse.
Smith and Leishman will play their second LIV event while for Jones, Ormsby and Morgan, they have played all four to date.
Smith has US$1,012,000 following his debut 5th place in Boston earlier this month, Jones has US$746,000, Ormsby US$569,000, Jed Morgan US$554,000 and Leishman US$160,000 for his midfield debut finish in Boston.
Dustin Johnson with US$9,962,000 in individual and team earnings in the four events to date will again be the favourite to add another US$4.75 million to those earnings, $4 million available to the individual winner and another US$750,000 to a member of the winning team.
