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Cameron Smith is a three-time Australian PGA Champion, taking out the 2022 event by three shots on Sunday evening. The 29-year-old, who will headline the first LIV Golf event in Australia next April, finished ahead of fellow Aussie Jason Scrivener and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune at the conclusion of the event.

LIV Golf reportedly missed out on another big name, with 2021 Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama reportedly turning down a huge payday to join the breakout golf league. Matsuyama, who confirmed he’s staying with the PGA Tour on Sunday, is currently No.

The PGA Tour announced sweeping changes to its schedule, structure and prize money offerings on Wednesday. And veteran golfer Lee Westwood couldn’t help but find the changes amusing. Westwood, who was one of the first golfers to leave the PGA Tour for the LIV Golf Tour, explained in a recent interview with Golf Digest that he believes the changes were not only inspired by LIV, but they are a direct copy of the Saudi-backed startup’s structure.

To call Sunday a special day for Joohyung Kim would be an understatement. The 20-year-old South Korean golfer: Tied for the second-lowest nine-hole score in PGA Tour history (27 on the front nine).

There’s a new golf tournament aiming to wrestle publicity — and players — away from the PGA Tour. The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series is offering lucrative payouts, weekly drafts and a unique format for individual players and teams alike.