American Talor Gooch is running away with the win after two rounds of sizzling golf in LIV Golf Adelaide as the inaugural event enters its third and final day.
Gooch opened the tournament on Friday with a 10-under par round, which has been followed by another birdie blitz on day two at The Grange.
The winner, almost certain to be Gooch, takes home nearly AU$6 million from the $30 million purse.
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LIV Golf Adelaide has set a blueprint for how the breakaway league can operate moving forward, according to American golf star Phil Mickelson.
Adelaide’s golf fans have brought the event to life this weekend, with bars, live DJs, and pumping music keeping the rowdy spectators entertained, especially at the now-famous ‘party hole’.
The fervour for the event was undeniable as hordes flocked to The Grange, lining the first fairway from tee to green when Smith got underway on Friday.
“This is really an example of what is possible, and a new opportunity to present golf in a different way, and have a different energy and a different feel,” Mickelson told reporters on Saturday.
“I’d say this it should happen every week.
“What LIV Golf has provided is a great alternative for the traditional ways of golf, and the people here in Australia have embraced it, and so you see a whole different energy.
“I’m happy to be a part of it.”
New South Wales has reportedly put its hat into the ring to host a LIV Golf event, going against Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia in declaring its interest.
Golf NSW chairman Michael Medway has reportedly declared that he would like to bring a second Australian LIV Golf event to the state, declaring the competition as “the future of golf”.
Australia’s Cameron Smith claimed that LIV Golf Adelaide was “the best event he’s ever played”.
“I didn’t think it was going to quite be like this,” Smith confessed on Saturday.
“I think the course being presented how it is, all the players love it. The crowds are so energetic. Probably the most energetic crowd I’ve ever played in,” he said.
“I mean, I would go as far as to say this probably one of the best event I’ve ever played. I think I’m probably biased a little bit being from Australia, but this is what LIV Golf is about, and this is what we need every week.”
THE LEADERBOARD
20-under Talor Gooch
10-under Pat Perez, Brooks Koepka, Abraham Ancer, Charl Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen, Cameron Tringale
9-under Cameron Smith
THE AUSSIES
9-under Cameron Smith
4-under Marc Leishman
1-over Matt Jones
3-over Jed Morgan
– with NCA NewsWire
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