Ripper GC’s Matt Jones was listed under “players relegated or without a contract for the following season” when LIV Golf released the field and other details for its qualifying school in Florida next month.
Ripper GC’s defence of their LIV Golf Team Championship crown ended early during the finale in Michigan, with the all-South African Stinger GC exacting revenge in a clash that carried echoes of their playoff heartbreak at LIV Golf Adelaide last year.
Cameron Smith and his long-time caddie, Sam Pinfold, took part in a round-the-world putting challenge at LIV Golf Team Championship in Michigan that involved plenty of Australia-New Zealand sledging.
It was a mixed bag for Ripper GC’s four Australian stars as the LIV Golf season nears a close, with Marc Leishman the top Australian at LIV Golf Chicago in a share of 13th.
Cameron Smith is rejuvenated after strong showing at LIV Golf UK that was only held back by rustiness in his usually elite short game, but the major winner is hungry to finish off the LIV season strong before making his way back to the Australian summer of golf.
Australia’s Ripper GC has kept itself within striking distance of a team podium heading into the final round of LIV Golf UK, although team members Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith, Matt Jones and Lucas Herbert likely left themselves too far back of runaway leader Joaquin Niemann at JCB Golf and Country Club in England.
Cameron Smith says a thoroughly disappointing campaign at the majors has fired him up to finish the second half of the year with a bang, starting at this week’s LIV Golf UK tournament.
Buoyed by blitzing the field at Open Championship final qualifying last week, Lucas Herbert feels patience will tested severely at the brutally difficult Real Club Valderrama at this week’s LIV Golf Andalucia tournament.
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.
Matt Jones is regarded as one of the fastest players in world golf. But that’s not a compromise on how world-class his golf is. He is just a fast golfer who happens to have won two PGA Tour titles, two Australian Open crowns and who helped Ripper GC to a teams victory on LIV Golf last year.
Australian Golf Digest
