In the lead-up to LIV Golf New York, the all-Australian Ripper GC outfit spoke with the media about whether or not they would return to the PGA Tour should LIV fold.
Lucas Herbert set new LIV Golf records for lowest score, most birdies and most birdie-eagles in a tournament, winning LIV Golf UK by six shots and leading Ripper GC to the team title.
Lucas Herbert backed up his course-record 61 with a solid 66 to extend his lead at LIV Golf UK, setting up a potential showdown with Bryson DeChambeau. “I would love to make it a two-horse race with Bryson on Sunday.”
Fresh off a sixth-place finish at the Open Championship, Lucas Herbert broke the course record at JCB Golf & Country Club with an 11-under 61 to lead LIV Golf UK, setting up a final-group showdown with Bryson DeChambeau.
For months, questions had swirled around whether Smith would ever return to being a genuine factor in the majors again. At Aronimink, he provided an encouraging answer.
Australian golf star Cameron Smith has shut down retirement talk with a laugh, declaring: “I’ve got a while yet,” while insisting he’s been given “every assurance” LIV Golf isn’t going anywhere.
Amid mounting reports that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is weighing up whether to pull its backing, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil moved quickly to steady the ship, firing off an email to staff that leaves no doubt about the immediate future.
The long-awaited arrival of LIV Golf in South Africa delivered both theatre and a homegrown surge on day one, with the all-South African Southern Guards GC feeding off a charged atmosphere to take the early team lead at The Club at Steyn City.
[IMAGE: LIV Golf] Cam Smith believes Ripper GC’s star recruit Elvis Smylie has the talent, grit and mindset to become the best golfer on the planet after the Queenslander turned heads with a surprise victory on his LIV Golf debut in Riyadh. RELATED: Elvis Smylie just pulled off the smartest ‘money grab’ golf has ever Read more…
For years the script around LIV Golf has been depressingly predictable. Sell-out. Saudi money. Career suicide. Talented young players taking the cheque and torching their futures.
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.
The big winner at LIV Golf’s season opener in Riyadh, under the lights in Saudi Arabia, was clearly the man who lifted two trophies and is cashing two cheques for individual and team victories. Elvis Smylie, a 23-year-old who had never won a pro tournament outside of his native Australia, played brilliantly all week in Read more…
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