Explore the data behind Action Network’s analysis, including prize-money comparisons, TV audience figures, 2026 money lists and global athlete earnings.
These charts show the gap between LIV and PGA prize money, 2026 earnings averages and the tours’ TV audience figures.
Top 20 LIV golfers compared with their previous PGA Tour prize money.
LIV average per competition
$922,508
Average prize money earned per competition by LIV Golf’s top 20 players.
Previous PGA average
$126,060
Average PGA Tour prize money earned per competition before switching.
Average prize money by total earnings, per event, per round and per hole.
Total prize money
Per event
Per round
Per hole
Annual average viewing figures from 2022 to 2026.
2026 viewing gap
796%
PGA Tour average final-round viewing figures are 796% higher than LIV Golf’s 2026 average audience.
Explore the full datasets behind the analysis, including how Jon Rahm compares with the world’s highest-paid athletes, plus LIV Golf’s 2026 money list and the PGA Tour’s 2026 money list.
| Position | Athlete | Sport | Earnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Soccer | $200,000,000 |
| 2 | Canelo Alvarez | Boxing | $125,000,000 |
| 3 | Juan Soto | Baseball | $122,200,000 |
| 4 | Karim Benzema | Soccer | $110,000,000 |
| 5 | Jon Rahm LIV golfer | Golf | $84,700,000 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Motor racing | $75,000,000 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Motor racing | $70,000,000 |
| 8 | Kylian Mbappe | Soccer | $70,000,000 |
| 9 | Blake Snell | Baseball | $65,300,000 |
| 10 | Justin Herbert | Football | $60,100,000 |
| 11 | Lionel Messi | Soccer | $60,000,000 |
| 12 | Terence Crawford | Boxing | $60,000,000 |
| 13 | Josh Allen | Football | $58,200,000 |
| 14 | Steph Curry | Basketball | $55,400,000 |
| 15 | Lando Norris | Motor racing | $54,000,000 |
| 16 | Riyad Mahrez | Soccer | $53,500,000 |
| 17 | Erling Haaland | Soccer | $51,900,000 |
| 18 | Nikola Jokic | Basketball | $51,200,000 |
| 19 | Tua Tagovailoa | Basketball | $51,000,000 |
| 20 | Joel Embiid | Basketball | $51,000,000 |
| Position | Player | Events | Earnings ($) | Per Event ($) | Per Round ($) | Per Hole ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 7 | $18,015,000 | $2,573,571.43 | $643,392.86 | $35,744.05 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 7 | $12,316,250 | $1,759,464.29 | $439,866.07 | $24,437.00 |
| 3 | Lucas Herbert | 7 | $8,255,167 | $1,179,309.57 | $294,827.39 | $16,379.30 |
| 4 | Thomas Detry | 7 | $7,878,750 | $1,125,535.71 | $281,383.93 | $15,632.44 |
| 5 | Anthony Kim | 7 | $7,414,500 | $1,059,214.29 | $264,803.57 | $14,711.31 |
| 6 | Elvis Smylie | 7 | $7,320,867 | $1,045,838.14 | $261,459.54 | $14,525.53 |
| 7 | David Puig | 7 | $5,780,202 | $825,743.14 | $206,435.79 | $11,468.65 |
| 8 | Thomas Pieters | 7 | $5,734,250 | $819,178.57 | $204,794.64 | $11,377.48 |
| 9 | Dean Burmester | 7 | $4,836,750 | $690,964.29 | $172,741.07 | $9,596.73 |
| 10 | Tyrell Hatton | 7 | $4,540,250 | $648,607.14 | $162,151.79 | $9,008.43 |
| 11 | Branden Grace | 7 | $4,356,250 | $622,321.43 | $155,580.36 | $8,643.35 |
| 12 | Jose Luis Ballester | 7 | $4,294,750 | $613,535.71 | $153,383.93 | $8,521.33 |
| 13 | Abraham Ancer | 7 | $4,260,750 | $608,678.57 | $152,169.64 | $8,453.87 |
| 14 | Marc Leishman | 7 | $4,219,667 | $602,809.57 | $150,702.39 | $8,372.36 |
| 15 | Cameron Smith | 7 | $4,099,125 | $585,589.29 | $146,397.32 | $8,133.18 |
| 16 | Dustin Johnson | 7 | $4,034,500 | $576,357.14 | $144,089.29 | $8,004.96 |
| 17 | Peter Uihlein | 7 | $3,829,000 | $547,000.00 | $136,750.00 | $7,597.22 |
| 18 | Joaquin Niemann | 7 | $3,757,625 | $536,803.57 | $134,200.89 | $7,455.61 |
| 19 | Tom McKibbin | 7 | $3,651,535 | $521,647.86 | $130,411.96 | $7,245.11 |
| 20 | Carlos Ortiz | 7 | $3,558,785 | $508,397.86 | $127,099.46 | $7,061.08 |
| Average | $6,107,699 | $872,528.38 | $218,132.09 | $12,118.45 |
| Position | Player | Events | Earnings ($) | Per Event ($) | Per Round ($) | Per Hole ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Young | 10 | $11,274,670 | $1,127,467.00 | $281,866.75 | $15,659.26 |
| 2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 11 | $10,595,426 | $963,220.55 | $264,885.65 | $14,715.87 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | 9 | $10,566,430 | $1,174,047.78 | $293,511.94 | $16,306.22 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 6 | $6,956,975 | $1,159,495.83 | $316,226.14 | $17,568.12 |
| 5 | Jacob Bridgeman | 12 | $6,824,450 | $568,704.17 | $142,176.04 | $7,898.67 |
| 6 | Collin Morikawa | 9 | $6,655,930 | $739,547.78 | $221,864.33 | $12,325.80 |
| 7 | Akshay Bhatia | 11 | $6,363,733 | $578,521.18 | $163,172.64 | $9,065.15 |
| 8 | Kristoffer Reitan | 12 | $5,009,729 | $417,477.42 | $131,834.97 | $7,324.17 |
| 9 | Chris Gotterup | 12 | $4,975,544 | $414,628.67 | $108,164.00 | $6,009.11 |
| 10 | Si Woo Kim | 13 | $4,798,605 | $369,123.46 | $92,280.87 | $5,126.71 |
| 11 | Ludvig Aberg | 10 | $4,516,733 | $451,673.30 | $125,464.81 | $6,970.27 |
| 12 | Min Woo Lee | 11 | $4,348,499 | $395,318.09 | $103,535.69 | $5,751.98 |
| 13 | Nicolai Hojgaard | 11 | $4,258,570 | $387,142.73 | $101,394.52 | $5,633.03 |
| 14 | Xander Schaufelle | 10 | $4,208,988 | $420,898.80 | $110,762.84 | $6,153.49 |
| 15 | Rickie Fowler | 11 | $4,096,077 | $372,370.64 | $102,401.93 | $5,689.00 |
| 16 | Sepp Straka | 11 | $4,045,137 | $367,739.73 | $98,661.88 | $5,481.22 |
| 17 | Kurt Kitayama | 12 | $3,598,421 | $299,868.42 | $79,964.91 | $4,442.50 |
| 18 | Tommy Fleetwood | 9 | $3,567,743 | $396,415.89 | $99,103.97 | $5,505.78 |
| 19 | Justin Rose | 9 | $3,394,486 | $377,165.11 | $109,499.55 | $6,083.31 |
| 20 | JJ Spaun | 12 | $3,296,522 | $274,710.17 | $86,750.58 | $4,819.48 |
| Average | $5,667,633 | $562,776.83 | $151,676.20 | $8,426.46 |