Tyrrell Hatton leaves PGA Tour: How much money did LIV Golf pay him to join the Saudi-backed league?
Tyrell Hatton has become the latest PGA Tour player to jump ship and join LIV Golf , where he is expected to feature in a team led by current Masters champion Jon Rahm. Spaniard Rahm insisted on a number of occasions he wouldn’t be joining the Saudi-backed league but was eventually swayed in December , signing a reported four-year contract worth between $500 and $600 million , one of the biggest deals in the History of any sport. BREAKING: Tyrrell Hatton has joined Jon Rahm's new LIV Golf team Legion XIII. ⛳ pic.twitter.com/bOgrPKPR8G — Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) January 30, 2024 Hatton’s LIV deal almost treble PGA earnings Ryder Cup teammate Hatton, who he paired up with in two matches in the 2023 edition as Europe defeated the United States in Rome, will make significantly less, although the estimated $60 million deal he has agreed just for participating is almost three times what he has earned in several years on the PGA Tour ( $23 million ), where he has won ...