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Unknown Australian golfer ready for dazzling $39MILLION payday from rebel LIV Golf tournament: ‘It’s hard not to think about the huge money’
- Queenslander Jediah Morgan plays for a million dollar prize in Bangkok
- The 22-year-old will more than quadruple his Aussie 2021 PGA prize money if he remains 11th at the Thailand Invitational
- Morgan came on the scene this year and played in all LIV tournaments
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Australia’s unprecedented breakwater is up for a share of a $39 million prize – as rising star Jediah Morgan battles his way into the rebellious LIV golf competition in Bangkok.
Morgan is 11th at the Bangkok Invitational after round two, going into the final day with a stunning coin in mind.
Queenslander Jediah Morgan stalls in round one at LIV Golf Invitational in Bangkok
The Queenslander is eight shots away from Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra, who turned pro four months ago and has yet to taste podium success.
The 22-year-old says if his putts drop and the driver stays straight, he could get deep into the tournament standings and take away some serious winnings.
‘The money is of course enormous. It’s hard not to think about it, especially if you’ve never played for that amount,” Morgan said after his round two three-under.
“Because I’m here for the golf. I am very fortunate to be on this tour at the moment. So the money doesn’t interest me. It really doesn’t drive me.
You just have to get the putts going. Then everything is possible. You can try going horribly low!’
Morgan celebrates after taking his 11-shot win at the 2021 Fortinet Australian PGA – where he won AUD$180,000
If Morgan wants to keep his position or climb the leaderboard, he’s guaranteed to get a mega US$540,000, which converts to AUD$850,000.
Finishing 11th would earn him nearly five times his Australian PGA award, winning $180,000 in January for his top gong win at his home of Royal Queensland.
Morgan’s 11-shot PGA win broke the record of golfing legend Greg Norman, who recorded an eight-shot victory decades earlier.
Morgan (far right) pictured with LIV golf manager Greg Norman (C) and fellow players (LR) James Piot, David Puig and Sergio Garcia
He then made his PGA debut, playing in both the US Open and British Open majors – he was left behind.
The picturesque Stonehill Golf Club in Bangkok has wide fairways and long holes, but is open enough to make small mistakes from the tee.
Fellow Australian Marc Leishmann has taken advantage of the course, nine-under and tied for eighth.
The beauty for players in LIV is through the three day tournament, no golfer is cut and is assured of a cut of the huge wallet.
Morgan kisses the Kirkwood Cup and celebrates his first Australian PGA Championship 2021 at the Royal Queensland Golf Club
The player who finishes last in the 48-man field takes home $120,000.
Morgan has competed in all six LIV events starting in London in June, finishing last in two tournaments and battling to a 26th-place finish in the league.
The average PGA tour player earns $1.48 million a year.
Pending the position of Australia’s No. 2 mullet in golf on day three in Bangkok, Morgan may overshadow this statistic and could soar to annual revenues of more than $2 million.