To the winner go the spoils. Or something like that. This week, the champion of the LIV Golf League’s season-long points race will now only walk away with some serious money, he’ll also be rewarded with a gaudy Super Bowl-style championship ring.
Ahead of the LIV Golf Chicago event, during a presser, Jon Rahm and Joaquin Niemann were advised about the championship ring that will go to the eventual winner.
“I’m going to read you some information about the ring that you guys would get to take home,” a member of the media said. “It has 5.78 carats of white diamonds, has 1.2 carats of natural green emeralds, has green glow-in-the-dark UV enamel detailing, has a concealed ball marker with an embossed QR code.
“The QR code permalinks to the video reel of your winning moment so the winner can relive and share their victory anytime that they wish, and it also has one carat of black diamonds, 14 carat gold weight of 84.8 grams. How cool would it be to take this home?”
The LIV Golf Individual Champion Ring ????
An official 1/1 Champion Ring featuring VS & VVS diamonds paired with a concealed ball marker and embossed QR code of the winning moment ????@BENBALLER went to work ????#LIVGolf @ifandco pic.twitter.com/43pbApNUFj
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) September 12, 2024
Niemann said, “Yeah, that’s pretty cool. Probably my wife won’t be happy knowing that my ring would have more (carat weight).”
The Chilean added, “I feel it’s pretty special. It’s a little different than other trophies, so it would be pretty cool to have an extra ring.”
Rahm said, “I’m trying to picture what it looks like right now, and I can’t get that in my mind. It’s a lot. It’s definitely a lot. But honestly, who cares what it is as long as you’re the one that has it. That’s, I think, what most of us will be thinking.”
