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This also is the eighth country LIV Golf has visited this year and the second time to Korea although last year the event was at Jack Nicklaus golf Club in Incheon. Asaid Country Club this week is the 32nd different course to host a LIV Golf tournament.

It’s only fitting then that Joaquin Niemann would emerge the winner, in a playoff over Talor Gooch, to pick up his eighth career LIV Golf victory, the most of any player since the nascent circult launched in 2022.

Niemann shot a closing 67 to finish at 12-under 268 for the week at Asiad Country Club, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Busan, South Korea. Than hit a crafy gap wedge approach shot on the first playoff hole to set up a easy birdie for the victory.

In the team race, Bryson DeChambeau’s Crushers G.C. pulled out the victory, its second of the 2026 season. The team was aided greatly by last minute replacement Travis Smyth, who filled in for the injured Paul Casey and finished tied for eighth on the week.

The overall purse in Korea was $30 million with Niemann earning $4 million. Below is the list of players and complete prize money payouts for the event:

Here’s the breakdown in Korea

INDIVIDUAL

Win: Joaquin Niemann, -12/268, $4 million

P-2: Talor Gooch, -12/268, $2.25 million

3: Bryson DeChambeau, -11/269, $1.5 million

4: Dustin Johnson, -10/270, $1 million

5: Scott Vincent, -9/271, $800,000

T-6: Brendan Steele, -8/272, $650,000

T-6: Harold Varner III, -8/272, $650,000

T-8: Travis Smyth, -7/273, $442,500

T-8: Marc Leishman, -7/273, $442,500

T-8: Charles Howell III, -7/273, $442,500

T-8: Lucas Herbert, -7/273, $442,500

T-12: Ben Campbell, -6/274, $330,000

T-12: Branden Grace, -6/274, $330,000

T-12: Younghan Song, -6/274, $330,000

T-12: Laurie Canter, -6/274, $330,000

T-16: Cameron Smith, -4/276, $266,250

T-16: Ian Poulter, -4/276, $266,250

T-16: David Puig, -4/276, $266,250

T-16: Jon Rahm, -4/276, $266,250

T-20: Jason Kokrak, -3/277, $230,000

T-20: Anthony Kim, -3/277, $230,000

T-20: Thomas Pieters, -3/277, $230,000

T-23: Sebastian Munoz, -2/278, $193,333

T-23: Dean Burmester, -2/278, $193,333

T-23: Tom McKibbin, -2/278, $193,333

T-23: Victor Perez, -2/278, $193,333

T-23: Doyeob Mun, -2/278, $193,333

T-23: Richard Bland, -2/278, $193,333

T-29: Abraham Ancer, -1/279, $165,000

T-29: Bubba Watson, -1/279, $165,000

T-29: Adrian Meronk, -1/279, $165,000

T-29: Danny Lee, -1/279, $165,000

T-29: Sergio Garcia, -1/279, $165,000

T-34: Charl Schwartzel, E/280, $147,500

T-34: Cameron Tringale, E/280, $147,500

T-34: Josele Ballester, E/280, $147,500

T-37: Byeong Hun An, +1/281, $138,750

T-37: Luis Masaveu, +1/281, $138,750

T-37: Lee Westwood, +1/281, $138,750

T-37: Louis Oosthuizzen, +1/281, $138,750

T-41: Thoams Detry, +2/282, $129.88

T-41: Yosuke Asaji, +2/282, $129.88

T-41: Richard T. Lee, +2/282, $129.88

T-41: Anirban Lahiri, +2/282, $129.88

T-45: Martin Kaymer, +3/283, $80,600

T-45: Max Rottluff, +3/283, $80,600

T-45: Caleb Surratt, +3/283, $80,600

T-45: Graeme McDowell, + 3/283, $80,600

T-45: Elvis Smylie, +3/283, $80,600

T-50: Miguel Tabuena, +4/284, $50,000

T-50: Michael La Sasso, +4/284, $50,000

T-52: Carlos Ortiz, +5/285, $50,000

T-52: PeterUihlein, + 5/285, $50,000

54: Minkyu Kim, +6/286, $50,000

55: Sam Horsfield, +9/289, $50,000

56: Bjorn Hellgren, +14/294, $50,000

57: Matthew Wolff, +21/301, $50,000

TEAM

WIN: Crushers GC, -23, (DeChambeau, Smuth, Howell, Lahiri), $3 million

2: OKGC, -20, (Gooch, Varner, Kokrak, McDowell), $1.5 million

3: Ripper GC, -15, (C. Smith, Herbert, Leishman, Smylie), $900,000

4: HyFlyers GC, -14, (Steele, Vincent, Tringale, La Sasso), $700,000

5: 4Aces GC, -13, (D. Johnson, Detry, A. Kim, Pieters), $650,000

6: Torque GC, -10, $600,000

7: Southern Guard GC, -7, $550,000

8: Fireballs GC -4, $500,000

9: Cleeks GC, -2, $450,000

10: Korean Golf Club, -1, $400,000

T11: Legino XIII, E, $275,000

T11: Majesticks GC E $275,000

13: Rangegoats GC, +19 $200,000

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LIV Golf’s future had been in question following last month’s news that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund would no longer fund the league after 2026. The circuit headed to Busan where its eighth event of the season began with LIV dropping one of its key live-streaming features.

By the end of the tournament, Chile’s Niemann defeated Talor Gooch in extra holes after a sublime gap wedge from 149 yards to close range allowed him to drain a birdie putt and claim the title. Two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau finished third after cooling off from an initially hot final-day charge.

“I mean, I would love to describe exactly how it feels to be in that situation,” Niemann said of the gap wedge shot in overtime. “But for me, it’s one of the best feelings ever. We practice every day. We wake up and try to get better, try to get the wedge game better, driving, putting. When we get to that moment on a playoff, we know we can deliver and trust what we practice, trust what we’re feeling and just commit to the shot. I love having that pressure, knowing that you’ve got to hit the shot and you win the tournament.”

WHAT A SHOT.@joaconiemann sticks it close to setup a birdie in the play-off #LIVGolfKorea | @TorqueGC_ pic.twitter.com/kMytHD25es

— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) May 31, 2026

Niemann and Gooch had carded matching 67s in regulation at the par-70 Asiad Country Club, to finish at 12-under-par 268.

The victory was an anticipated first of the season for Niemann, 27, who recorded five LIV victories last year and two the year prior.

“I just look back to 2025, and it was so easy to win,” Niemann said as he extended his lead for the most wins any LIV player since its inception in 2022. “It just happened. I feel like that’s the way it should be, and I feel like I was forcing everything a little bit too much [in 2026].

“It was fun out there; I really enjoy the feeling of winning again. I love this game. Looking back at today’s round, especially the back nine, I have a big passion for this game. It teaches you every time, how you can improve.

“You’re always learning. You might be in trouble one hole, then the next hole you’re going to hit a heroic shot and make eagle or birdies, and then the next hole it could be something new or different.”

DeChambeau was one shot shy of the playoff following a five-under 65 that was ignited by five birdies in his first 11 holes, only to complete his final seven holes at even par.

“There were times where it felt amazing and times where it just leaked on me a little bit,” DeChambeau said. “I gave myself some chances, just wasn’t my day today.”

DeChambeau’s fellow two-time major winner, Dustin Johnson, (66) was fourth at 10 under.

“Yeah, it’s been a couple years,” Johnson said when asked the last time his game felt this good. “It’s felt close, but it’s like, finally I feel like it’s consistent, like I’m finally driving it like I normally do. So it obviously takes a lot of pressure off the rest of your game. Now I can focus more on my wedges and my irons and chipping and putting.”

Earlier in the week in Korea, DeChambeau was asked about the PIF’s withdrawal from LIV after the 2026 season, to which he answered, “We were surprised that they pulled out as quickly as they did. We didn’t really see that coming. But that’s OK. One door closes, another opens.”

LIV executives have been pitching a new business plan to attract investors and sponsors, reportedly seeking between $250 million and $350 million. A new-look version of LIV Golf would extend equity beyond just the team captains and will have an emphasis on team golf.

The league continues next week with LIV Golf Andalucia at the famed Valderrama course in Spain as the final tune-up for players competing in the U.S. Open.

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