Australian rising star Elvis Smylie is reportedly on the verge of joining LIV Golf and linking up with the all-Australian Ripper GC team for the 2026 season.
Australian male golfers enjoyed plenty of victories around the globe in 2025 but the nation closed the year without a golfer in the top 40 on the Official World Golf Rankings.
Superstar Bryson DeChambeau sounded non-committal, at least not yet, when discussing renewing his contract with LIV Golf in an interview with Flushing It Golf.
LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil pointed out that Koepka is signed to LIV for 2026, but he also didn’t deny the five-time major winner’s rumoured exit plans.
Victor Perez has signed with LIV Golf. Perez, 33, is a three-time winner on the DP World Tour. He also competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics representing France.
Henrik Stenson, whose Ryder Cup captaincy was stripped due to his defection to LIV Golf, is returning to play on the DP World Tour next season. Ben Parsons of Bunkered was the first to report Stenson’s move.
Headlined by Joaquin Niemann’s historic individual victory and a dominating team win by Fireballs GC, LIV Golf Adelaide 2025 welcomed yet another record-breaking crowd of more than 102,000 fans to experience the trademark energy that has defined the league’s global success.
Australian Golf Digest
