Debutants Stephanie Kyriacou and Sarah Kemp have delivered clutch shots under immense pressure to help secure Australia’s spot in the semi-finals of the International Crown in San Francisco.
Team Australia is positioned for a shock semi-final appearance following a Round 1 clean sweep of No.2 seed Korea at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown in San Francisco.
Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC had a Sunday to forget in Singapore as another face familiar to Aussies – American Talor Gooch – created LIV Golf history at Sentosa Golf Club.
Not even a two-and-a-half-hour weather delay could cool off Talor Gooch’s red-hot stretch of golf, as last week’s LIV Golf Adelaide winner grabbed the first-round lead for the second consecutive week.
Australia has fallen. That should be the message echoing through the corridors of PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach following this week’s hugely successful debut of LIV Golf Adelaide.
A spectacular approach from a bare lie to the right of the fairway on the second playoff hole has delivered Victorian Lucas Herbert a third DP World Tour title in Japan.
Talor Gooch avoided an almighty collapse, the 4Aces continued their team dominance and Chase Koepka stepped out of his brother’s shadow with a hole-in-one during a pulsating finish to LIV Golf Adelaide.
“Golf, But Louder” is the catchphrase. And fans at LIV Golf Adelaide pumped up the volume as American Talor Gooch turned on the afterburners with another scintillating round of 62 to establish a commanding 10-stroke lead at The Grange Golf Club.
Cam Smith morphed into the Pied Piper, Greg Norman received a rock-star reception and the South Australia Premier welcomed requests for selfies as the biggest crowds seen in Australia for decades vindicated the arrival of LIV Golf Adelaide.
LIV Golf’s catchphrase is ‘Golf But Louder’ but not even LIV Golf Adelaide officials couldn’t have predicted the reception given to Ripper GC captain Cam Smith on the 12th tee during Friday’s opening round.
A spectacular walk-off eagle by Stephanie Kyriacou on her final hole highlighted a strong opening day for the Aussie contingent at the Chevron Championship in Texas.
Greg Norman has doubled-down on his commitment to LIV Golf on the eve of its Australian debut, telling a packed media conference “we are not going anywhere. LIV is here for a long, long period of time”.
Feeding off home crowd support, local course knowledge and familiar turf conditions are reasons to believe the Cameron Smith-led Ripper GC can break through for a first team victory when LIV Golf makes it Australian debut in Adelaide on Friday.
Australian Golf Digest
