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Cameron Smith has survived a wayward tee shot on his last hole to win his first LIV Golf tournament by thr...

I hope he thinks the same about me and we can keep this going," he said. His birdie on the 18th meant his team finished third, giving him an extra $750,000 as well. It was nice." READ MORE:

It's taken just two events for Australia's Cameron Smith to claim a LIV Golf victory, beating Dustin Johnson and Peter Uihlein by two shots in Illinois.

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British Open champion Cameron Smith made his decision to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf pay off Sunday when he closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot ...

"I hope he thinks the same of me, and hopefully, we can keep it going." Smith let his short game do most of the damage. With the runner-up finish as an individual and team, Uihlein picked up nearly $2.2 million on Sunday. Johnson's birdie enabled his team to win for the fourth straight time, which was worth an additional $750,000 for Johnson, Talor Gooch, Patrick Reed and Pat Perez. Smith was only briefly threatened in the third and final round. "I didn't have my best stuff, but I stuck tough and made some putts."

Cam Smith continued his winning ways of 2022 on Sunday, the Queenslander claiming the LIV Golf event in Chicago in just his second start since joining the ...

I think for sure there is a history aspect that is for certain missing, but it doesn't mean that the tournament is a bad tournament because of it. The World No.3 using matte black shafts along with heads finished in black, while his putter features a short slant neck to increase the amount of toe hang to match his arcing stroke. QUOTE: "I think once upon a time, everything had to start once upon a time. Offering more customisation via an adjustable weight track, and a centrally located maximum COR location for precise ball strikers, Smith has his TSR3 fitted with the same Fujikura Ventus shaft he has had in the bag for all four of his wins this year. Since returning to America, Smith has put his trusty 7-wood back in the bag instead of the longer driving iron with the ability to hit higher shots into softer greens and improved performance from a variety of lies the likely driver for the decision. Here is what he had in the bag.

The British Open champion cashed in on only his second start on the lucrative Saudi Arabia-backed circuit.

Didn’t really have my best stuff the first eight or nine holes but stuck it tough and made a few good putts coming in. Smith opened up a three-shot lead with a birdie at the par-four eighth, where Johnson carded the first of two consecutive bogeys to reach the turn four back and his hopes of becoming the first multiple winner on the LIV Golf series all but dashed. It was nice.”

Australia's Cameron Smith claims victory on the Chicago leg of the LIV Tour this morning banking the biggest cheque of his career.

When asked how he would celebrate his win in Chicago, Smith said he was in for a "couple of beers". Smith finished tied fourth in this first LIV event in Boston, which he said was some of the most pressure he had been under all year. Smith controversially joined the LIV Tour earlier this year – much to the chagrin of PGA fans – lured to the Saudi-backed venture by a signing bonus rumoured to be in the vicinity of $145 million.

British Open champion Cameron Smith made his decision to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf pay off Sunday when he closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot ...

"I hope he thinks the same of me, and hopefully, we can keep it going." Smith let his short game do most of the damage. With the runner-up finish as an individual and team, Uihlein picked up nearly $2.2 million on Sunday. Johnson's birdie enabled his team to win for the fourth straight time, which was worth an additional $750,000 for Johnson, Talor Gooch, Patrick Reed and Pat Perez. Smith was only briefly threatened in the third and final round. "I didn't have my best stuff, but I stuck tough and made some putts."

Although positions were changing left, right and centre, it was the current Open champion who stayed top of the leaderboard, as a number of crucial putts, just ...

With a par at the 18th, the title was Smith's, as the Aussie picked up a first LIV trophy. Now a freelance writer for Golf Monthly and the PGA, he covers all aspects of the game, from Tour news to equipment testing and buyers’ guides. But it was Smith's experience that shone through, as two classy shots at his 17th set up a birdie which put him three shots clear going down the last. However through six holes that lead was down to one, as Johnson moved nearer to the [Chicago to scoop the $4 million first prize.](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/liv-golf-chicago-field-teams-and-prize-money) The Champion Golfer of the Year led from start to finish on the final day, as he picked up his first LIV Golf title

For those questioning why Cameron Smith joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, he provided $AU6 million worth of reasons on Monday AEST.

Didn’t have my best stuff for eight or nine holes, but stuck in touch and made a few good putts coming in. “I’m proud of how I hung in there today. 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was the highest ranked player at No.16. [ Max Homa celebrated a one-shot win over England’s Danny Willett after the former Masters champion three-putted from close range on the final hole to gift the American the Fortinet Championship. Of the top 10, Homa was the highest ranked player in the PGA at 22nd in the Official World Golf Rankings. [By winning at Rich Harvest Farms in Chicago, ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/golf/smith-holds-on-for-first-liv-win-as-aussie-star-bags-6m-top-prize/news-story/9903cd1e1df8c336e30c030371ba4999)he earned his biggest payday for his golf swing of the year - better than the $AU5.3m he earned by taking out The Players and $AU3.7m at The Open.

Open champion Cameron Smith closed with a three-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago.

"I hope he thinks the same of me, and hopefully, we can keep it going. Johnson's birdie enabled his team to win for the fourth straight time, which was worth an additional $750,000 for Johnson, Talor Gooch, Patrick Reed and Pat Perez. "There needs to be [a resolution] quite soon, I think. One of the key moments was a 10-foot par putt on the 13th hole, and neither Dustin Johnson nor Peter Uihlein could do enough to catch him. Smith's short game did most of the damage. "I didn't have my best stuff, but I stuck tough and made some putts."

Australia's Cameron Smith, who has claimed his maiden LIV Golf victory, said a decision on whether he and other competitors on the Saudi Arabia-backed ...

I didn’t feel like I was striking the ball as well as I had the first couple of days,” he said. “I think it was quite frustrating at the start of the day. Really proud of the guys. However, he went on to birdie three of the next five holes to get back on track. “Obviously the team part I wasn’t too stressed about,” Johnson said. Smith carded six birdies and three bogeys in the third and final round at Rich Harvest Farms.

“LIV Golf is coming to the Hill this week to meet with lawmakers from both parties,” a LIV spokesperson told The Washington Post in a statement. “Given the PGA ...

The league has [yet to secure](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/28/liv-golf-streaming-tv-us/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14) an over-the-air television deal, and its tournaments are being streamed on YouTube and on its website. According to one analysis, this past weekend’s LIV tournament — the first in which the final round went up against spotlight-hogging NFL games on Sunday — [garnered the fewest views](https://twitter.com/Robopz/status/1571645871522979840) of any of LIV’s first five events. Bush, also has done public relations work for LIV, which [has played one tournament](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/31/liv-golf-bedminster-format/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7) at a course owned by former president Donald Trump and will play another at a different Trump course in October. Benjamin Quayle (R-Ariz.), the son of former U.S. [reported](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/25/liv-golf-lobbies-up-00053802) LIV had hired Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures to lobby on its behalf in Washington. Justice Department reportedly is investigating the PGA Tour for potential antitrust violations over its reaction to LIV, a probe that could determine the tour’s ability to control where and when its golfers play.

Greg Norman, the CEO and commissioner of the controversial PGA Tour competitor LIV Golf, will head to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss ...

[Mickelson](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2022/06/12/billion-dollar-ballers-these-athletes-tiger-woods-lebron-james-federer-messi-ronaldo-mayweather-have-earned-more-than-1-billion-apiece/?sh=24d020b84501) was rumored to have been signed for in a contract with LIV. If true, he would have [surpassed $1 billion in career earnings](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2022/06/12/billion-dollar-ballers-these-athletes-tiger-woods-lebron-james-federer-messi-ronaldo-mayweather-have-earned-more-than-1-billion-apiece/?sh=24d020b84501), according to Forbes’ estimates. In July, the Justice Department launched a separate [antitrust investigation](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/07/21/heres-why-the-pga-should-worry-about-doj-probe-experts-say/?sh=6efbd2c99adb). [registered to lobby](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/25/liv-golf-lobbies-up-00053802) on Capitol Hill earlier this year, Politico reported last month. [swiped](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/07/21/heres-why-the-pga-should-worry-about-doj-probe-experts-say/?sh=784ffc769adb) some of the PGA Tour’s top players, including American stars Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon and Apple both turned down pitches to include LIV golf tournaments on their [streaming services](https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/09/15/heres-where-liv-golfs-tv-future-stands-after-apple-and-amazons-reported-rejection/?sh=5acc686f20d3).

LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman will visit Capitol Hill to discuss the series and address concerns over its ties to Saudi Arabia.

[but only seven remain](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/09/16/liv-golf-news-chicago-phil-mickelson-lawsuit-pga-tour/) after four players removed their names. The news was [first reported by Politico](https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/09/19/what-two-new-polls-tell-us-about-the-midterms-00057452). When a judge in California [denied the temporary restraining order](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/liv-golf-lawsuit-versus-pga-tour-temporary-restraining-order/) that would have allowed three LIV players to compete in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, it also was revealed the antitrust case would begin in August of 2023 at the earliest. The series is on a two-week break before hosting consecutive events in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. Backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, LIV Golf has been criticized as a way for the Kingdom to “sportswash” its human rights record. “Given the PGA Tour’s attempts to stifle our progress in reimagining the game, we think it’s imperative to educate members on LIV’s business model and counter the Tour’s anti-competitive efforts.”

The upstart league's CEO will be in Washington, D.C., to 'educate' lawmakers and 'counter the (PGA) Tour's anti-competitive efforts,' LIV Golf said in a ...

The inclusion of LIV Golf in the ecosystem of the golf world is necessary. Both are good for the game of golf. “I think both are needed for the game of golf. “The best solution is for us to come together. “LIV Golf is coming to the Hill this week to meet with lawmakers from both parties,’’ said Jonathan Grella, LIV Golf’s chief communications officer, in a statement to Sports Illustrated. “The PGA Tour for the last 20 or 30 years have had all the best players in the world,’’ Mickelson said.

Greg Norman, who leads Saudi-backed LIV Golf, heads to Capitol Hill this week amid the league's antitrust fight with the PGA Tour.

The PGA Tour has deals with CBS, ESPN and NBC. LIV Golf has consistently called out the PGA Tour's actions as anti-competitive. The LIV Golf league was founded as a competitor to the PGA Tour and is financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The LIV Saudi Golf League is not that. "LIV Golf is coming to the Hill this week to meet with lawmakers from both parties," LIV's chief spokesperson, Jonathan Grella, told CNBC. Meanwhile, the [Justice Department has been probing the PGA Tour's possible anticompetitive behavior](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/11/justice-department-investigating-pga-tour-for-possible-antitrust-violations-tied-to-liv-golf.html?&qsearchterm=liv%20antitrust) since July.

'What the f**k, guys?' Bryson clotheslines himself in epic foul-mouthed flop.

I can’t see right now.” “Right in my eye. I can’t see out of my right eye.

LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman will head to Capitol Hill later this week where he is scheduled to sit down with lawmakers in an attempt to improve the company's public image. The LIV Golf Invitational Series launched earlier this year and has remained in the ...

Former President Donald Trump has supported LIV in its attempts to rival the PGA Tour. "LIV Golf is coming to the Hill this week to meet with lawmakers from both parties," LIV spokesperson Jonathan Grella said. Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau are among the players involved in the lawsuit, though Mickelson recently said he might opt to remove his name from it.

If a tree falls in the forest with nobody to hear it, does it make a sound? By similar logic, if Cameron Smith rolls in a putt to win on the LIV Tour, ...

We can also root for MacIntyre, who was so close to Ryder Cup selection last year and has now planted a flag in Rome for the next one. A few hours earlier, we saw the conclusion to the DP World Tour’s Italian Open. That putt he holed in Chicago added £3.5m to his fishing kitty and something more to his state of mind, because what he shared afterwards was revealing. Here’s the thing — no one thought he was a worse golfer, just a less relevant one. By similar logic, if Cameron Smith rolls in a putt to win on the LIV Tour, does anyone beyond his orbit really care? The best golfer in the world?