LIV Golf UK is creating a lot of headlines as it is currently taking place at the JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. Interestingly, the event has a big prize pool of $20 million, and this money will be distributed among the golfers taking part in it. Let's take a look at the distribution, but first, here's some data about the tournament pattern.LIV Golf UK began on July 25, and it is a 54-hole event with no cut. There will be three rounds using a shotgun start, which means that tee groups of three golfers will all start at the same time on all the holes. Interestingly, in addition to the per-golfer prize distribution, there will be a team event running concurrently with a $5 million prize fund.So far, the JCB Golf and Country Club has been a challenging layout for the golfers, and Round 1 featured a number of surprises. Click here to check the leaderboard after the end of Round 1.How are the prizes distributed in the LIV Golf UK?Golf: LIV Golf Dallas - Second Round - Source: ImagnThe event winner will get $4 million from the LIV Golf UK's total prize fund of $20 million. Aside from that, the second and third-place finishers will earn $2.25 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Here's a look at the full prize distribution:Win: $4 million2: $2.25 million3: $1.5 million4: $1 million5: $800,0006: $700,0007: $600,0008: $525,0009: $442,50010: $405,00011: $380,00012: $360,00013: $340,00014: $330,00015: $300,00016: $285,00017: $270,00018: $260,00019: $250,00020: $240,00021: $230,00022: $220,00023: $210,00024: $200,00025: $195,00026: $190,00027: $185,00028: $180,00029: $175,00030: $170,00031: $165,00032: $160,00033: $155,00034: $150,00035: $148,00036: $145,00037: $143,00038: $140,00039: $138,00040: $135,00041: $133,00042: $130,00043: $128,00044: $128,00045: $125,00046: $124,00047: $123,00048: $120,00049: $60,00050: $60,00051: $60,00052: $50,00053: $50,00054: $50,000Apart from the per-golfer prize distribution, here's a look at the $5 million pool distribution for the team event:Win: $3 million2: $1.5 million3: $500,000As of this writing, in Round 2 of LIV Golf, Joaquin Niemann leads by a significant margin. He finished Round 1 with a total score of 6-under par and tied for first place. He had a bogey-free round, making 6 birdies in total. As of this writing, he leads LIV Golf UK by six strokes in his second round.