LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago Primer: Format, Field, Odds, Payouts

The LIV Golf Invitational Series moves from the Baystate to Illinois for this week’s stop in Sugar Grove, Illinois at Rich Harvest Farms.

The marquee names headlining the LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago are Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson Dechambeau, Patrick Reed, Henrik Stenson, Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson, who will seek to become the league’s first back to back winner.

Below are some details to get you primed for an exciting week of golf in America’s Heartland.

2022 LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago

Pro Golf Weekly previews LIV Golf’s stop at Rich Harvest Farms in this week’s 2022 LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago Primer.

The Skinny

Tournament: LIV Golf Invitational – Chicago
Dates: Sept. 15-17, 2022
Where: Sugar Grove, Ill.
Course: Rich Harvest Farms
Architect: Jerry Rich (1999)
Distance: Par 72, 7408 yards
Format: 54-holes: Team & Individual
Purse: $25,000,000
Winning Share: $4,000,000
Winning Team Share: $3,000,000
Broadcast: LIVGolf.com, Youtube, Facebook

The Format

The LIV Golf Invitational Series features 12 teams of four players each, where players compete for both points and prize money. This season, teams are finalized the week of each event, as each tournament may have a slightly different field.

At every LIV Golf Invitational Series event, players are simultaneously competing for team and individual prizes.

Tournaments consist of 54-hole stroke play, no cuts and shotgun starts, ensuring a faster and more exciting pace.

Captains: Each team has a LIV Golf-appointed team captain who has selected his squad. All members of the four-player teams, including the captain, participate in the three-day event.

Individual Winner: The player with the lowest 54-hole stroke play total is the winner. At the season’s end, the player with the most ranking points after seven events will be named the Individual Champion.

Team Competition: Over the first two rounds, the best two stroke play scores will count for each team. For the third and final round, the best three scores will count. The lowest overall team score after 54 holes is the team winner.

The Field

Among the headline players in the field at Rich Harvest Farms is the 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith and world No. 20 Joaquin Niemann, who will be making their second career LIV Golf starts.

Co-headlining in Chicago will be four-time major champion Brooks Koepka, six-time major champion Phil Mickelson, 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, 2018 Masters champion and Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed, former Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson, five-time European Ryder Cupper Paul Casey, and former world No.1 Dustin Johnson, who enters off a win at the LIV Golf Boston event.

Other marquee favorites in Chicago include international stars such as Sergio Garcia, Eugenio Chacarra, Abraham Ancer, Branden Grace, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel, Graeme McDowell, Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger and Anirban Lahiri; along with Americans Matthew Wolff, Charles Howell III, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch, Pat Perez, Hudson Swafford and Harold Varner III.

Field: The Players

(Alphabetic order by last name)
1. Ancer, Abraham
2. Bland, Richard
3. Canter, Laurie
4. Casey, Paul
5. Chacarra, Eugenio
6. DeChambeau, Bryson
7. Garcia, Sergio
8. Gooch, Talor
9. Grace, Branden
10. Horsfield, Sam
11. Howell III, Charles
12. Johnson, Dustin
13. Jones, Matt
14. Kaewkanjana, Sadom
15. Kaymer, Martin
16. Khongwatmai, Phachara
17. Kim, Sihwan
18. Koepka, Brooks
19. Koepka, Chase
20. Jason Kokrak
21. Lahiri, Anirban
22. Leishman, Marc
23. McDowell, Graeme
24. Mickelson, Phil
25. Morgan, Jediah
26. Na, Kevin
27. Niemann, Joaquin
28. Norris, Shaun
29. Oosthuizen, Louis
30. Ormsby, Wade
31. Ortiz, Carlos
32. Otaegui, Adrian
33. Perez, Pat
34. Pettit, Turk
35. Piot, James
36. Poulter, Ian
37. Reed, Patrick
38. Schwartzel, Charl
39. Smith, Cameron
40. Stenson, Henrik
41. Swafford, Hudson
42. Tringale, Cameron
43. Uihlein, Peter
44. Varner III, Harold
45. Vincent, Scott
46. Westwood, Lee
47. Wiesberger, Bernd
48. Wolff, Matthew

The Field: Top-10 Betting Favorites

1. Cameron Smith +500
2. Dustin Johnson +500
3. Joaquin Niemann +800
4. Talor Gooch +1000
5. Abraham Ancer +2000
5. Louis Oosthuizen +2000
5. Patrick Reed +2000
8. Bryson DeChambeau +2500
8. Jason Kokrak +2500
8. Paul Casey +2500

The Teams

Below are the 12 teams (with captains italicized) who will compete at Rich Harvest Farms.

• 4 ACES GC – Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch, Pat Perez
• PUNCH GC – Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Wade Ormsby, Matt Jones
• CLEEKS GC – Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Laurie Canter, Richard Bland
• SMASH GC – Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Peter Uihlein, Chase Koepka
• CRUSHERS GC – Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Anirban Lahiri
• MAJESTICKS GC – Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Sam Horsfield
• STINGER GC – Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace, Shaun Norris
• FIREBALLS GC – Sergio Garcia, Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Eugenio Chacarra
• NIBLICKS GC – Bubba Watson, Harold Varner III, Hudson Swafford, Turk Pettit, James Piot
• TORQUE GC – Joaquin Niemann, Scott Vincent, Adrian Otaegui, Jediah Morgan
• HY FLYERS GC – Phil Mickelson, Bernd Wiesberger, Matthew Wolff, Cameron Tringale
• IRON HEADS GC – Kevin Na, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Phachara Khongwatmai, Sihwan Kim

Teams: Top-5 Betting Favorites

1. 4 Aces (Johnson) +275
2. Punch (Smith) +450
3. Crushers (DeChambeau) +650
4. Fireballs (Garcia) +800
4. Stinger (Oosthuizen) +800

The Course

In 1987, Jerry Rich began to develop Rich Harvest Farms on his 1,820 acre property in Sugar Grove, IL out of a love of golf and golf course design. What started out as one hole eventually blossomed into an 18-hole ultra-private golf course, built and perfected over a period of 10 years.

When it officially opened in 1999, Rich Harvest Farms was rated the 5th Best New Private Golf Course by Golf Digest. Three years later, Golf Digest placed the course on “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses,” where it remains to this day.

Tucked between wetlands, forest, farmland, and Illinois prairie grass, Rich Harvest Farms is a breathless masterpiece unlike any other. Nearby Chicago is a world away as Members and their guests experience world-class service and amenities in an exclusive golf club atmosphere.

Since its opening, Rich Harvest Farms has become a premiere destination for golfers from all over the world, attracting a series of prestigious amateur and professional tournaments, including the 2009 Solheim Cup.

Fast Facts

Rich Harvest Farms
Opened: 1999
Par: 36-36-72
Yards: 7408
Par 3s: 4 (3, 5, 13, 16)
Par 5s: 4 (2, 7, 11, 18)

Payouts: Points & Money

The tournament winner will receive a $4,000,000 payday along with 40 first-place points.

Note: a one-hole playoff will be conducted if there is a tie for first place after 54 holes. Hole 18 will be repeated until a winner is determined.

Pos-(Points)-Money
1 (40) $4,000,000
2 (30) $2,125,000
3 (24) $1,500,000
4 (18) $1,050,000
5 (16) $975,000
6 (14) $800,000
7 (13) $675,000
8 (12) $625,000
9 (11) $580,000
10 (10) $560,000
11 (8) $540,000
12 (7) $450,000
13 (6) $360,000
14 (5) $270,000
15 (4) $250,000
16 (3) $240,000
17 (3) $232,000
18 (2) $226,000
19 (2) $220,000
20 (2) $200,000
21 (1) $180,000
22 (1) $172,000
23 (1) $170,000
24 (1) $168,000
25 (-) $166,000
26 (-) $164,000
27 (-) $162,000
28 (-) $160,000
29 (-) $158,000
30 (-) $156,000
31 (-) $154,000
32 (-) $152,000
33 (-) $150,000
34 (-) $148,000
35 (-) $146,000
36 (-) $144,000
37 (-) $142,000
38 (-) $140,000
39 (-) $138,000
40 (-) $136,000
41 (-) $134,000
42 (-) $132,000
43 (-) $130,000
44 (-) $128,000
45 (-) $126,000
46 (-) $124,000
47 (-) $122,000
48 (-) $120,000

LIV Golf Invitational Series 2022

LIV Golf Individual Champions

London – Charl Schwartzel (-7)
Portland – Branden Grace (-13)
Bedminster – Henrik Stenson (-11)
Boston – Dustin Johnson (-15)

LIV Golf Team Champions

London – STINGER GC (-20)
Portland – 4 ACES GC (-23)
Bedminster – 4 ACES GC (-25)
Boston – 4 ACES GC (-32)

LIV Golf Points Race

Pos-Player-Pts (London, Portland, Bedminster, Boston)
1. Dustin Johnson – 94 (8, 4, 3, 1)
2. Branden Grace – 77 (3, 1, 13, 12)
3. Carlos Ortiz – 48 (DNP, 2, 4, 29)
3. Talor Gooch – 48 (9, 7, 10, 6)
5. Matthew Wolff – 47 (DNP, 8, 2, 14)
6. Charl Schwartzel – 42 (1, 39, 18, 36)
7. Henrik Stenson – 40 (DNP, DNP, 1, DNP)
8. Patrick Reed – 40 (DNP, 3, 5, 33)
9. Louis Oosthuizen – 35 (12, 5, 20, 10)
10. Lee Westwood – 32 (29, 16, 9, 4)

Next Stop: Bangkok

LIV Golf Invitational – Bangkok – LIV Golf is coming to Stonehill Golf Course just north of Bangkok, 7-9th October. Located on 340-acres in the Pathum Thani province, Stonehill is a new private golf course opening in 2022.

Tom Gorman is reporting live from LIV Golf’s stop in Chicago.