LIV series is here to stay, says Mickelson
The LIV Golf Series is "here to stay", six-times major winner Phil Mickelson said as he called on the PGA Tour to work with the Saudi-backed series for the good of the sport.
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The LIV Golf Series is "here to stay", six-times major winner Phil Mickelson said as he called on the PGA Tour to work with the Saudi-backed series for the good of the sport.
Dustin Johnson fired a nine-under par 63 to seize a three-stroke lead after Friday's opening round of the LIV GolfChicago Invitational. The 38-year-old American enjoyed a bogey-free 18 holes to start the 54-hole event at Rich Harvest Farms, with the winner set to collect $4 million from a $25 million purse. "I struck the ball really well," Johnson said. "I hit it really close. I holed a lot of putts inside 10 feet." Australia's third-ranked Cameron Smith, who won the British Open in July at St. Andrews, was second on 66. "I was hitting good putts but they weren't going in," Smith said. "At the end they started going in. I hope I can keep it going."
CHICAGO: Some of the world’s top golfers are set to tee off at the LIV Golf Invitational Chicago, the tour’s fifth event of the year, from Sept. 16 to 18 at Rich Harvest Farms.
In what has been a week of firsts for LIV Golf, Dustin Johnson secured victory in the series’ first play-off with a stunning eagle putt. Matthew Wolff, who snapped his putter in frustration on Sunday, made the first hole in one the competition’s history — admittedly there have been only four events. Ad The first three events have not really set the pulse racing, with no real drama towards the end of the tournaments.
Matthew Wolff tumbled out of contention on the final day of the LIV Golf event in Boston, and his putter took the blame. Wolff played superbly from tee to green for the first couple of days — he made a hole in one on Friday — but struggled with the putter. Ad He entered the final round at the Oaks Course in Boston four shots adrift of leader Talor Gooch, with his hopes resting on a fast start.
All eyes were on LIV Golf’s new recruit Cameron Smith, but he was put in the shade by Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch and Joaquin Niemann at the Oaks Course in Boston. LIV chief Greg Norman hooked his big fish when unveiling the Open champion this week, and he made a fine start on Friday. Ad Despite carding two eagles on Friday, Smith was wayward off the tee and those issues cost him on Saturday.
All eyes were on Cameron Smith on his LIV Golf debut and he did not disappoint. The worst kept secret in golf was confirmed earlier in the week as Smith was unveiled as LIV’s latest star-name recruit — reported for a $140 million contract. Ad As the No.
Matthew Wolff wrote his name into the history books with the first hole-in-one in LIV Golf history. Taking aim on the second hole on the Oaks Course in Boston, his fourth, Wolff’s tee shot was greeted by wolf howls from a boisterous gallery.