A day after record attendance numbers revealed more than 100,000 people attended LIV Golf Adelaide over three days at The Grange Golf Club, the highly-anticipated event enjoyed strong TV ratings with 2 million people tuning in across Seven’s platforms over the weekend.
LIV Golf league’s biggest event had Adrian Meronk, LIV Adelaide winner Joaquin Niemann, Ian Poulter and other players dancing on the stage during a performance by Australian DJ star, FISHER.
LIV Golf officials have announced the number of fans through the gates at its flagship Adelaide event last week, with the official attendance across the three days coming in at 102,483.
Finally, Joaquin Niemann was able to enjoy a tournament victory in Australia without the weight of trying to bag major championship starts from a trip Down Under.
For a guy who comes from outside the world of golf, LIV Golf’s new CEO, Scott O’Neil, now occupies a hot seat among the game’s most powerful decision makers.
It’s fitting that LIV Golf Adelaide has become a fixture at The Grange Golf Club, the 36-hole course where Greg Norman collected his first ever win as a professional at the 1976 West Lakes Classic.
Just days after teasing Australian Golf Digest readers about his next career move, outgoing LIV Golf chief executive officer Greg Norman has revealed his hand – a helping hand for Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese.
Sources tell Golf Digest that Scott O’Neil, a sports and entertainment executive, is expected to be hired as the league’s chief executive, replacing Greg Norman in that role, with a formal announcement to come in the next month.
Golf Digest has confirmed what was first reported by Bunkered.co.uk, that Monahan, along with a few other PGA Tour “team members”, has been in attendance at the Future Investment Initiative (FII), an annual conference run by the PIF in Riyadh.
Aussie golf icon and LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has marked his three-year anniversary with the Saudi-funded league with an Instagram post for the ages.
Australian Golf Digest
