- Queenslander is playing in LIV Adelaide tournament at The Grange
Cameron Smith has no doubt LIV Golf is here to stay, with the Aussie declaring the Saudi-backed league will still be thriving in ’20 years’ time.
Smith, 32, will feature at the LIV Adelaide tournament from The Grange which starts on Thursday, and the Queenslander isn’t worried by five-time major champion Brooks Koepka recently returning to the PGA Tour.
Koepka will be soon joined by fellow American Patrick Reed on the PGA circuit, but Smith, the 2022 Open Championship winner, is adamant LIV Golf won’t fade into obscurity.
LIV also secured the services of young stars, notably Aussie Elvis Smylie, who won on debut in Riyadh and leading US college golfer Michael La Sasso.
‘I’m more confident of 20 years, absolutely,’ Smith told News Corp.
‘I feel like we are doing lots of good stuff…I think the players and league are doing a good job of growing world golf.
Cameron Smith has no doubt LIV Golf is here to stay, with the Aussie declaring the Saudi-backed league will still be thriving in ’20 years’ time
Smith, 32, will feature at the LIV Adelaide tournament which starts on February 12, and the Queenslander isn’t worried by Brooks Koepka recently returning to the PGA Tour
On Wednesday, a handful of Australian sporting greats, including Steve Smith and Nathan Cleary, took to the fairways to compete in the LIV Golf Adelaide pro-am event
‘(For me) it’s a great concept. I can’t see it going away and I can’t see it not working.’
On Wednesday, a handful of Australian sporting greats, including Steve Smith and Nathan Cleary, took to the fairways to compete in the LIV Golf Adelaide pro-am event.
‘Honestly, I’ve learned to take golf not as seriously, but it’s still funny,’ recently retired Aussie Test cricketer Usman Khawaja told LIV Golf.
‘You step up to the tee, and you’re like: ‘Please don’t shank it. Please don’t shank it.
‘It’s a bit like cricket when you go to bat, and you’re like: ‘Please don’t get a duck. So, it’s very similar.’
Cleary took a break from the Panthers’ NRL pre-season preparations to fly to Adelaide for the event.
‘Yeah, I think sometimes you can get caught in the grind of pre-season and playing footy…you’re so rigid with everything, but you know, these are once in a lifetime sort of opportunities,’ the halfback said.
‘So, being able to be a part of this is something I’ve really enjoyed and I am grateful for the opportunity.’
Fellow rugby league stars Ryan Papenhuyzen and James Tedesco also participated in the pro-am, with the former Melbourne Storm fullback announcing his retirement during the off-season.
