prajgolf wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:08 pmLIV Golf Invitational Series - Bangkok
Final score:
T41 Anirban Lahiri -4, $131,000
And his team “Crushers” finished 2nd and wins $1,500,000 in prize money too.
So another $375,000 share for Anirban.
That makes it $506,000 winnings for this week where he played badly and finished T41 in a field of 47 players!!
Crazy money in LIV Golf
VReddy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:57 pm
These pay checks are crazy amounts. It looks like in 1-year, Anirban can cover his lifetime earnings at this rate. Even if tour shuts down after an year, he would have earned enough - play on the Asian Tour for a couple of years of cooling off period before getting re-admitted back on the main tour again.
Looks like he might earn around 10 million dollars this year itself.
His signing bonus may well have been $10mm or more based on some of other signing bonus. Definitely, a huge financial windfall for Anirban!
Sin Hombre wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:38 am
I would doubt Anirban got a signing bonus. He was enticed by the guaranteed bigger prize money.
I’ve seen press reports of him receiving a signing bonus apparently confirmed by him but declining to indicate the amount. The $10 mm was my speculation but usaindia indicates that there may be other speculations as well.
Sin Hombre wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:38 am
I would doubt Anirban got a signing bonus. He was enticed by the guaranteed bigger prize money.
I’ve seen press reports of him receiving a signing bonus apparently confirmed by him but declining to indicate the amount. The $10 mm was my speculation but usaindia indicates that there may be other speculations as well.
To continue the speculation, someone like Anirban who had a PGA tour card, would likely need at least a few million guaranteed to leave the PGA tour.
Since the LIV tour isn't a commercial venture (and it would be completely unviable if it were), it could disband at any time including next week or next month. My speculation is that this is the Saudi effort to curry favor with (or legally bribe) Trump and his power circle given how many of the tournaments are being held at Trump courses. If Trump croaks tomorrow (possible given that is in his 70s and obese), the tour would likely fold very soon after that.
Anirban Lahiri has won a prize money of $4,226,000 for the inaugural season.
2023 season will commence from February 2023 with 14 events and players will compete for $405 million in total prize purses. Players will have further opportunities to make money and compete in the Asian Tour’s International Series, where LIV expects players to compete in “numerous” events. LIV and the PIF have committed $300 million to the Asian Tour.
As of date, OWGR has not decided on World Ranking Points for LIV Golf events.
From 2022 PGA Tour, Anirban had won $3,084,598 as prize money.
