Not hard to understand why a player, even a very successful player, might make the jump. And that doesn't even consider the front money and additional team payout (I think Cam gets an extra $350K for his team's second place). While I'm sure Cam will cherish being the Champion Golfer of 2022 more than being the LIV Chicago champion of 2022, it appears that his presence was cherished more in Chicago. The event (The Open) is historically important, but at some point it gets to the equivalent of some champion team from the distant, or even not too distant past, trying to recruit players based upon tradition rather than what is actually of value to current players and not just the organization.
LIV Golf Chicago - $4.0 million
TPC 1st Place - $3.6 million
Open Champion - $2.5 million
