LOS ANGELES – The weekly purses for LIV Golf competitions will increase to US$30 million in 2026, with the extra US$5 million going toward the team competition, the Sports Business Journal reported on Monday.

Beginning next season, US$20 million in purse money will continue to cover individual stroke play with US$10 million dedicated to the team competition, per the report.

By comparison, the eight Signature Events of the PGA Tour carry US$20 million payouts. The highest payout on the PGA Tour – even among Majors – is The Players Championship at US$25 million.

The 13 LIV Golf teams are set up to be run independently, with each captain signing his own commercial deals and players.

The onus of onboarding new players in the offseason is now more focused on teams and captains, with the enormous signing bonuses in the early stages of the league a thing of the past, per the SBJ.

In other golf news, American Brianna Do and Canadian Anna Huang were among the 17 players to earn spots in this week’s AIG Women’s Open via Monday’s 18-hole qualifier.

The AIG Women’s Open begins Thursday at Wales’ Royal Porthcawl.

Huang, the youngest player on the Ladies European Tour at 16, posted the low round Monday with her 4-under par 67 at Pyle and Kenfig Golf Club. She was followed by Ireland’s Anna Foster and Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol at 3 under.

“I’m delighted with my score,” said Huang, who is No. 521 in the Rolex Women’s Rankings. “I don’t play links golf, so it took a couple of practice rounds to get used to it, but I think I handled it pretty well. I played in the U.S. Open this year so this will be my second major championship. I learned a lot from that week and bringing more patience into this week will be really helpful.”

Do, 35, tied for eighth at 1 under. The 2011 Women’s Amateur Public Links champion will play in her first Women’s Open since 2016. Ranked 351st, she is coming off a T23 in June at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and a T59 three weeks ago at the Evian Championship.

“A few years ago, I was first alternate for the Evian, and I didn’t get in, so I came over to Scotland and played quite a bit of golf,” Do said. “I played the Old Course, Prestwick, Elie, so I played quite a bit for fun, and it was amazing. I learned quite a bit there but not in a tournament sense.” REUTERS

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