Stunning practice-round weather gave way to rain on the opening day of the championship, as temperatures plummeted and forced players to play improvised and resourceful golf in challenging conditions at Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.
Frenchman Victor Perez lives in Scotland, resided in the Bahamas while playing on the PGA Tour in America and has family ties to Australia. He’s also one of eight LIV Golf pros now officially accepted by the DP World Tour as dovetailing the two circuits throughout 2026.
Anthony Kim’s ascent from a life and career abyss reached its zenith on Sunday at the Grange Golf Club with an electrifying closing round to vanquish two of golf’s modern titans and win LIV Golf Adelaide.
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm engaged in a third-round duel that began with a light smattering of body punches before the American landed what appeared to be a knockout blow, only to have the Spaniard pick himself up off the canvas in spectacular fashion.
A sparkling 65 from Lucas Herbert has helped propel the all-Australian Ripper GC outfit within a shot of the lead in the teams portion of LIV Golf Adelaide, while Jon Rahm’s 63 sees him lead into the weekend in the individual title.
There will be five Australians playing this week at LIV Golf Adelaide, including one with a far deeper knowledge of the host venue than anyone else in the field.
Elvis Smylie’s dream debut on LIV Golf could not have been more emphatic, with the 23-year-old Queenslander claiming victory at the season-opening event in Saudi Arabia. In the process, Smylie propelled the all-Australian Ripper GC outfit to the teams title at ROSHN Group LIV Golf Riyadh.
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This week’s Crown Australian Open at venerable Royal Melbourne Golf Club offers the 2022 Open champion one final chance to right an otherwise lost year.
Spanish professional David Puig has become the first international winner since 2016 and just the second from his homeland to claim the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Future locations for the Australian PGA Championship are uncertain, with Royal Queensland set to relinquish hosting rights for at least the next few years.
For all the eclectic ingredients this BMW Australian PGA Championship has offered up for three days, the most compelling of all is the complete absence of any certainty in the outcome.
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