‘This is our Super Bowl’: LIV Golf’s billion-dollar stars get into the SA swing
Some of the world’s highest-paid athletes – estimated to be worth over a billion dollars combined – descended on SkyCity Adelaide for LIV Golf’s exclusive welcome party.
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‘Very long time’: LIV’s key Aussie move
As other states circle and LIV’s own future remains up in the air, there was a clear message coming out of Adelaide ahead of this week’s blockbuster event.
‘Jealous’: LIV trash talking lifts for Adelaide
Trash talking isn’t big in golf, but the advent of LIV Golf’s team component has opened the door to some sledging from the All-Australian outfit.
‘Hometown hero time’: Aussie’s late LIV call-up
Being in the right place at the right time has worked out well for the veteran Aussie set to tee off in LIV’s $30m Adelaide event.
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17-year-old leading the Aus Open lead
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‘Bite you’: Open leader knows job’s not done
After so much talk about the Australian open courses being soft a rising wind and hard greens is enough to scare even the leader who is in front by four shots after two rounds.
Smith horror show as clock warning bites
Cam Smith was put on the clock for slow play for the second time in two events while playing with the same person and says it impacted his Australian open campaign.
From birdies to babies: Superstar Smith’s huge reveal
A year after their marriage Cameron Smith has announced his wife Shanel Naoum is pregnant with their first child, which may clash with one of the world’s biggest tournaments he has always wanted to win.
Minjee Lee fights the schedule and her putter in Melbourne
A tired Minjee Lee fought through the 18 holes to open her Australian Open campaign, in a round which raised more questions about her putter and also the new dual gender format.
‘Put his a*** on the line’: LIV Golf players lead Norman tributes
Australia’s LIV Golf stars have paid tribute to Greg Norman for his role in revolutionising the men’s professional game as the Saudi-backed circuit prepares to replace him as the league’s top official.
Shock Open lead after $7k year
It wasn’t the bunkers filled with water that held back a major champion as a coaching change prompted a surge from a Victorian gun at the Australian Open.
‘Bad timing’: Big wet dampens Smith’s fiery call
Debate over course conditions continued to rage as the Australian Open began with bunkers full of water a feature of the opening round.
DeChambeau nails the almost impossible golfing feat
Bryson DeChambeau’s round with president elect Donald Trump sent the online world into raptures, but the two-time US Open champion has now gone one next level.
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