After months of speculation, two of Australian golf’s highest-profile stars have officially agreed to join Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed tour.
British Open champion Cameron Smith has pulled no punches in announcing his defection to LIV Golf, describing it as a “business decision” and an offer he “couldn’t ignore”.
“I’ve lived over here seven years now, and I love living in the US, but just little things like missing friends’ weddings, birthday parties and seeing your mates having a great time at rugby league games has been tough.”The signings of Smith and Leishman are sure to only add to Norman’s desire to expand into Australia in 2023. LIV has sent employees to Australia in recent weeks to scout potential venues for a tournament down under next year.
Norman’s LIV Golf officially confirmed the signings of the Australian pair on Tuesday night, alongside Chile’s Presidents Cup qualifier and world No.19 Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Tringale and Anirban Lahiri.While Norman has taken a host of high-profile players from the United States’ PGA Tour such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, he’d yet to prise away a player from the world’s top 10 until the Smith scalp.
“The best and the brightest continue to embrace the excitement and energy of LIV Golf and what we’re building: a tangible league for team golf that will connect with new audiences all over the globe.Smith could have jumped to world No.1 if he had won the FedEx Cup, but couldn’t mount a challenge in the Tour Championship in Atlanta after starting six shots behind Scottie Scheffler. Rory McIlroy surged past the world No.
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