Ripper GC has won the LIV Golf Teams championship in Dallas, Texas for a mega pay day and the all-Australian team’s first season-long teams title.
As the lead switched between Dustin Johnson’s 4 Aces and Ripper GC repeatedly in the final moments, captain Cameron Smith and his charge Lucas Herbert both birdied the par-5 17th within moments of each other to take a two-shot lead. Johnson then drove into the water on the 18th to all but seal Ripper’s win.
Ripper GC, as a team, won a whopping $A20 million, but as was the case in previous years, the prize money for the final championship of the year is split 60 percent toward the team to cover team expenses and 40 percent toward the players. Smith, Herbert, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman each won $A2 million.
Ripper GC: $14 million ($A20.6 million)
Team share: $8.4 million (60 percent … $A12.3 million)
Players share: $1.4 million per player ($A2 million)