“Golf, But Louder” is the catchphrase. And fans at LIV Golf Adelaide pumped up the volume as American Talor Gooch turned on the afterburners with another scintillating round of 62 to establish a commanding 10-stroke lead at The Grange Golf Club.
Feeding off home crowd support, local course knowledge and familiar turf conditions are reasons to believe the Cameron Smith-led Ripper GC can break through for a first team victory when LIV Golf makes it Australian debut in Adelaide on Friday.
Australia’s Wade Ormsby overcame disappointment and Chonlatit Chuenboonngam on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the International Series Thailand after a compelling finish at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin.
Captained by Cameron Smith, the team has confirmed that fellow Australian golfers Marc Leishman, Matt Jones and Jed Morgan will tee it up all season long for Ripper GC.
Rather than announce its members at once for the 2023 campaign, the Saudi-backed league sent out a press release stating its players and squads will be trickled out just days before the 14-event season begins in Mexico.