FIRST LOOK: LIV GOLF ADELAIDE AT THE GRANGE

First Look article
Written by
Mike McAllister
Apr 16 2024
- 4 MIN
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An early glance at LIV Golf Adelaide, the sixth tournament in the 2024 LIV Golf League.

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

When: April 26-28, 2024

Where: The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, South Australia

Competition: Three rounds/54 holes of stroke play

Field: 54 players – 13 teams of four players each, and two wild cards

Purse: $25 million US ($20 million individual, $5 million team)

Winner’s Share: $4 million USD (individual), $3 million USD (team)

Local Tee Times: Shotgun Start for Rds. 1-2 at 11:15 a.m. local (9:45 p.m. ET Thursday-Rd. 1/Friday-Rd. 2); Rd. 3 at 11:05 a.m. local (9:35 p.m. ET Saturday)

KEY STORYLINES

LIV Golf returns to Adelaide after a wildly successful debut in South Australia last year that saw the tournament named World’s Best Golf Event in 2023 by the World Golf Awards

Last year’s official attendance total of 77,076 at The Grange Golf Club was the highest attended event of the 2023 LIV Golf League season

The par-3 12th, nicknamed the Watering Hole, will once again be a popular spot for fans with its stadium-like party atmosphere

Cameron Smith, winner of the 2022 Open Championship, and his all-Australian Ripper GC team that includes Marc Leishman, Matt Jones and Lucas Herbert enter as the hometown favorites

The Rippers will look to improve on their eighth-place finish last year; they currently rank eighth in the season-long team standings

Jon Rahm and his expansion Legion XIII come off their second team win of the season at LIV Golf Miami

Dean Burmester of the all-South African Stinger GC team comes off his first LIV Golf individual victory in Miami, having defeated Fireballs GC Captain Sergio Garcia on the second playoff hole

Garcia has been involved in three of LIV Golf’s nine individual playoffs and remains in search of his first LIV Golf win

Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann leads the season-long Individual Championship race, while Bryson DeChambeau and his Crushers GC team leads the Team Standings

Defending LIV Golf Adelaide champion Talor Gooch shot consecutive 10-under 62s in the first two rounds last season en route to his first LIV Golf title

Gooch’s win in Adelaide was the first of his three LIV Golf wins en route to winning the 2023 Individual Championship

Dustin Johnson and his 4Aces GC team look to defend their team title in Adelaide

AUSSIES IN ADELAIDE

A look the four players of the all-Australian Ripper GC team

CAMERON SMITH, Captain
Born: Brisbane, Queensland
Pro wins in Australia: 3

MARC LEISHMAN
Born: Warrnambool, Victoria
Pro wins in Australia: 4

MATT JONES
Born: Sydney, New South Wales
Pro wins in Australia: 2

LUCAS HERBERT
Born: Bendigo, Victoria
Pro wins in Australia: 0

ABOUT THE COURSE

THE GRANGE GOLF CLUB
Grange, South Australia

Par: 72
Yardage: 6,946 (6,352 meters)

  • The Grange’s two internationally rated courses (West and East) will be used as a composite layout for LIV Golf Adelaide

  • Holes 9-10 and 12-18 of the East course, redesigned by LIV Golf CEO and Commissioner Greg Norman in 2012, will provide hole Nos. 1-9 for the composite course

  • The back nine of the West course, redesigned by former Australian pro Mike Clayton, will provide hole Nos. 10-18 for the composite course

  • The East course has been ranked among Australia’s top 50 courses and was the site of Norman’s first professional win in 1976

  • The West course hosted the 2016 and 2019 Women’s Australian Open and is a quintessential sand belt layout

  • The 161-yard par-3 12th, nicknamed the Watering Hole, provides fans with a stadium-like party atmosphere

  • The most difficult hole in 2023 was the 253-yard par-3 3rd, playing to a stroke average of 3.181; the easiest hole was the 514-yard par-5 7th, playing to a stroke average of 4.382

WEATHER

Forecast from weather.com

FRIDAY - RD. 1

SATURDAY - RD. 2

SUNDAY - RD. 3

Temps

Hi: 64 Lo: 49

Hi: 64 Lo: 49

Hi: 64 Lo: 49

Outlook

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

Chance of precipitation

4%

12%

4%

Wind

S, 13 mph

S, 12 mph

S, 11 mph

HOW TO WATCH

UNITED STATES: The CW Network airs the LIV Golf League in 100% of U.S. markets.

Friday – Live on The CW App, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube

Saturday and Sunday – Live on The CW, LIV Golf Plus and LIV Golf YouTube.

AUSTRALIA: 7plus is the country’s national broadcaster for LIV Golf tournaments and will provide daily coverage

GLOBAL: Broadcast in over 160 international territories Live and On-Demand, free of charge, via LIV Golf Plus. Available for download on iOS, Android, FireTV, and on LIVGolfPlus.com. Also airing on several international broadcast partners.

In person: Tickets available here

More info: Click here

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