Smith warms up for Masters with $6 million LIV Golf play-off heartbreak

Smith warms up for Masters with $6 million LIV Golf play-off heartbreak

The Australian has had a lacklustre start to the new year,but showed he will be a force at Augusta after narrowly missing a place in LIV Golf history.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Norman’s LIV Golf turns former star into multi-millionaire … 12 years after he last played professionally

Norman’s LIV Golf turns former star into multi-millionaire … 12 years after he last played professionally

Once dubbed one of the most talented American golfers to emerge since Tiger Woods,Anthony Kim has been the sport’s long-held mystery after vanishing from the professional game.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘I’m not a dirty little secret now’:Money a factor in Aussie’s LIV move

‘I’m not a dirty little secret now’:Money a factor in Aussie’s LIV move

Lucas Herbert couldn’t deny his signing bonus helped him decide to join Greg Norman’s league. But he stresses it wasn’t the main reason for his stunning defection.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Top Australian to join Cameron Smith’s LIV Golf team

Top Australian to join Cameron Smith’s LIV Golf team

Smith had been searching for a fourth member for his all-Australian franchise - and he has made another significant signing for the Saudi-backed league after Jon Rahm’s defection.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Usman and Folau:Don’t dare compare this outspoken duo

Usman and Folau:Don’t dare compare this outspoken duo

The Australian Test opener is urging respect for all while the former Wallaby had far different ideas on his fellow human beings.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Why Australia’s original LIV rebel is sweating over his future

Why Australia’s original LIV rebel is sweating over his future

Matt Jones was Greg Norman’s first Australian scalp for the Saudi-funded league. But his fate on the tour next year is in the hands of Cameron Smith.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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Big-name stars have taken Saudi money,but fans aren’t buying it

Big-name stars have taken Saudi money,but fans aren’t buying it

No matter how much cash is thrown at getting top sportspeople on board in LIV Golf and the Saudi Pro League,the public is much more picky.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Is civil war with Norman’s rebel tour over? Adam Scott is still unsure

Is civil war with Norman’s rebel tour over? Adam Scott is still unsure

Scott says peace deal is uncertain as LIV star hails Norman’s influence on the game.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Beers,boos and birdies:Are golf’s party holes going too far?

Beers,boos and birdies:Are golf’s party holes going too far?

Chase Koepka delivered LIV Golf marketing nirvana with his Adelaide hole-in-one last year. Now Cameron Smith wants the Australian PGA’s own party hole to make it easier to hit an ace.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Smith dragged into bizarre rules controversy with 15-minute delay

Smith dragged into bizarre rules controversy with 15-minute delay

The Australian and another playing partner remonstrated with a Thai golfer in the closing stages of the Hong Kong Open,which went down to the wire.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Why Norman’s top rebel golfers are desperate to play Australian Open

Why Norman’s top rebel golfers are desperate to play Australian Open

The civil war in men’s golf has prompted two stars to head to Sydney as they try to qualify for The Masters.

  • byAdam Pengilly