He’s Australia’s highest-paid athlete of 2024 – but Cam Smith has bigger plans
Already 43rd on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes and fifth among golfers, Cam Smith is at the forefront of a sport in flux.
LIV Golf
It upped the SA economy by $65 million last year. Now, LIV Golf is back for round 2
LIV golf is hitting up Adelaide for the second year, on the back of a hugely successful tournament in 2023. In 2024, a $39-million purse on the line. Here is everything you need to know about Australia’s newest golf tournament.
Who is Yasir Al-Rumayyan? The new king of global golf also chairs US$2.1 trillion oil behemoth
The Saudi official, who also sits on Uber’s board of directors and chairs Newcastle United, has been described as a “technocrat” who executes the “vision” of the country’s de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman.
PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to shock merger
The agreement ends all pending litigation.
55 million: The telling numbers in LIV Golf’s Aussie debut
It’s the breakaway league that has made headlines around the world, offered eye-watering prize money and sparked messy legal disputes. Fresh off its debut tournament in Adelaide, the numbers for LIV Golf paint a clearer picture as to how the new format has been received Down Under.