How did each of 12 LIV Golfers finish the Australian Open 2025? Best to worst finish explored

Twelve LIV golfers played at the Crown Australian Open 2025. Among all, Cam Smith recorded the best finish in the tournament. Playing on home soil, he was in contention to win the title. However, the Aussie struggled in the final round, carded a 69, and settled in solo second place.

He started the campaign with an opening round of 70, followed by the next round of 65. He carded 66 in the third round, followed by the final round of 69 to finish at 14-under, just one stroke behind the winner, Rasmus Neergaard Petersen.

Another LIV golfer, Josele Ballester, recorded a finish in the top 10 at the Crown Australian Open. He was settled in fifth place after 54 holes, and after playing a round of 72 on Sunday, he slipped down to sixth. He started the campaign with an opening round of 69 and then played the next three rounds of 68, 65, and 72 to finish at 10-under.

Carlos Ortiz and Caleb Surratt are other LIV golfers who secured a top-10 position in the Crown Australian Open. They both tied for eighth place at 9-under.

Out of the 12 LIV golfers who played at the Crown Australian Open, nine made the cut in the event. Joaquin Niemann struggled with his game at the Crown Australian Open. He started the game with an opening round of 73 and then played the next round of 76 to settle with a score of 7-over and missed the cut. Matt Jones also had a tough time on the greens.

He played the first two rounds of 74 and 75 and missed the cut. LIV golfer David Puig also struggled at the Crown Australian Open. He carded two rounds of 74 and 70 to settle with a score of 2-over and missed the cut.

Here is the leaderboard of the LIV golfers at the Crown Australian Open 2025:

2nd Cameron Smith: -14
T6 Josele Ballester: -10
T8 Carlos Ortiz: -9
T8: Caleb Surratt: -9
T18: Lucas Herbert: -6
T18 Marc Leishman: -6
T30 Abraham Ancer: -4
T35 Wade Ormsby: -3
T39 Sebastian Munoz: -2
MC David Puig: +2
MC Matt Jones: +7
MC Joaquin Niemann: +7

How much did the LIV golfers earn at the Crown Australian Open?

Cam Smith had the best finish at the Crown Australian Open and earned €125,017.64 in prize money. Josele Ballester earned €36,937. The winner of the tournament earned €193,209.08.

Here is the prize money LIV golfers have earned at the Crown Australian Open: