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‘We’re Not Chasing’: U.S. Open Boss Forced to Address LIV Speculation After $22.5M Purse Reveal
Arts & Culture
- When:
- June 18, 2026 · 6:02 PM
- Where:
- EssentiallySports
- Source:
- EssentiallySports
LIV Golf burst onto the scene in 2022 with massive guaranteed contracts, no-cut events, and prize purses starting at $25 million. The scale was unprecedented and forced the golf world to take notice. So when a reporter asked USGA CEO Mike Whan at Shinnecock Hills whether matching the Masters’ $22.5 million purse really mattered, and […] The post ‘We’re Not Chasing’: U.S. Open Boss Forced to Address LIV Speculation After $22.5M Purse Reveal appeared first on EssentiallySports.