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Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Climate
- Perth Now
Angry Cameron Smith co-leads Liv Golf in Andalucia
Frustrated, angry and tired, Cameron Smith negotiated the tough conditions in San Roque to lead with four others as first-round play had to be suspended in LIV Golf Andalucia due to high winds. The Australian and England's Lee Westwood were at one-under before play was called. Smith was through 16 holes before play was halted, with Westwood through 15. Also tied for first were Talor Gooch (through 10 holes), Joaquin Niemann of Chile (16 holes) and Branden Grace of South Africa (16 holes). "It was windy the whole day really and got up the last probably couple of hours," Smith said of gusts that reached 33 mph. "Yeah, just kind of had to deal with it and get on with it. It was very tricky out there." First-round play is set to resume at 8am local time Saturday with the second round immediately to follow. Smith was at four under through 14 holes before he started to struggle with the wind, collecting a double-bogey five at the par-3 15th hole and a bogey at the par-4 16th. "It was definitely getting to a stage with three or four holes to go that everyone was pretty tired out there and angry to be honest," Smith said. "It was a very frustrating day. ... You can play this golf course with no wind and it's brutal. When you get 30-mph gusts, it's definitely not an easy place to get around." Westwood also was at four under through his first seven holes, but his hot start was disrupted by a double bogey at No.8, followed by a bogey at No.11. He made par on his final four holes before play was halted. Niemann, who has won four times already this season, had a birdie at No.4 before making 12 consecutive pars when play was stopped. Bryson DeChambeau finished his round at even par and was tied for second place with Spain's Jon Rahm, who was through 14 holes. A group of 10 sat another shot behind at one over, including Phil Mickelson and United States Ryder Cup hopeful Patrick Reed. DeChambeau had three birdies with three bogeys and was at one-under for the round before a bogey six at the 17th. Reed is coming off his first LIV victory on June 29 at LIV Golf Dallas at Carrollton, Texas, winning in a playoff over England's Paul Casey, Japan's Jinichiro Kozuma and South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen. Defending champion Sergio Garcia of Spain was in a logjam at two over through 14 holes along with Australian Matt Jones (five holes). Marc Leishman was at four over after five holes, while Lucas Herbert was two shots further back after five holes, too. Play was suspended at 5:07 pm local time and did not resume. This is the first European stop on the 2025 LIV Golf calendar.
Hindustan Times
11-07-2025
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
High winds lead to 'frustrating day' at LIV Golf Andalucia
Australia's Cameron Smith and England's Lee Westwood were in a five-way tie for the lead at 1-under par before the first round of LIV Golf Andalucia was suspended Friday because of windy conditions at San Roque, Spain. HT Image Smith was through 16 holes before play was halted, with Westwood through 15. Also tied for first place were Talor Gooch (through 10 holes), Joaquin Niemann of Chile (16 holes) and Branden Grace of South Africa (two holes). "It was windy the whole day really and got up the last probably couple of hours," Smith said of gusts that reached 33 mph. "Yeah, just kind of had to deal with it and get on with it. It was very tricky out there." First-round play is set to resume at 8 a.m. local time Saturday with the second round immediately to follow. Smith was at 4 under through 14 holes before he started to struggle with the wind, collecting a double-bogey 5 at the par-3 15th hole and a bogey at the par-4 16th. "It was definitely getting to a stage with three or four holes to go that everyone was pretty tired out there and angry to be honest," Smith said. "It was a very frustrating day. ... You can play this golf course with no wind and it's brutal. When you get 30-mph gusts, it's definitely not an easy place to get around." Westwood also was at 4 under through his first seven holes, but his hot start was disrupted by a double bogey at No. 8, followed by a bogey at No. 11. He recorded a par on his final four holes before play was halted. Niemann, who has won four times already this season, had a birdie at No. 4 then 12 consecutive pars before play was stopped. Bryson DeChambeau finished his round at even par and was tied for second place with Spain's Jon Rahm, who was through 14 holes. A group of 10 sat another shot behind at 1 over, including Phil Mickelson and United States Ryder Cup hopeful Patrick Reed. DeChambeau had three birdies with three bogeys and was at 1-under for the round before a bogey 6 at the 17th hole. Reed is coming off his first LIV victory June 29 at LIV Golf Dallas at Carrollton, Texas, winning in a playoff over England's Paul Casey, Japan's Jinichiro Kozuma and South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen. Defending champion Sergio Garcia of Spain was in a logjam at 2 over through 14 holes. Play was suspended at 5:07 p.m. local time and did not resume. This is the first European stop on the 2025 LIV Golf calendar. --Field Level Media
Japan Today
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
LIV Golf tries again to get world ranking points
Captain Sergio Garcia, of Fireballs GC, hits his shot from the 10th tee during the second round of LIV Golf Dallas at Maridoe Golf Club , Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Carrollton, Texas. (LIV Golf via AP) gold By DOUG FERGUSON LIV Golf has applied again to be included in the Official World Golf Ranking, without any indication how it will operate differently from when their first application was rejected nearly two years ago. The OWGR said in a statement Friday it had received the application and has started the review process to determined if the Saudi-funded league of 54 players would be included. 'The OWGR Board is committed to a thorough evaluation process of all applications, and LIV's application will be reviewed in accordance with OWGR's criteria to ensure fairness, integrity and consistency,' the OWGR said in a statement. The OWGR board has an annual meeting next week at the British Open. The OWGR denied the first application in October 2023 — the first full year of the league — saying it could not fairly measure LIV Golf with two dozen other tours around the world because of what amounted to a closed shop, along with the individual competition potentially being compromised by scores counting toward a team result. LIV now has 54 players — 13 four-man teams and two wild cards — and keeps the roster all season except for alternates used in case of injury. Other tours have various forms of qualifying that allow for changes in the field among a larger membership. LIV began a 'promotions' event that offered three spots at the end of 2023, but that was reduced to one spot last year. The leader of the Asian Tour's International Series also gets a spot in LIV provided he's not already a member. World ranking points have been seen as critical to LIV because the four majors — all of which have a seat on the OWGR board — use the ranking to help determined the field. The U.S. Open and British Open this year added a category for top LIV performers. The Masters and PGA Championship use invitations at their discretion to get whom they consider deserving. LIV, which once tried to get ranking points by becoming part of the MENA Tour in Africa, formally withdrew its first application in May 2024. Scott O'Neil has replaced Greg Norman as CEO of the Saudi league. He met with Trevor Immelman, the new OWGR chairman at the Masters this year, and Immelman told the AP he has spoken a few times on the phone with O'Neil. O'Neil in a statement thanked Immelman for his 'willingness to move the sport of golf forward for the benefit of all players and most importantly, the fans.' 'LIV Golf is committed to working together with the Official World Golf Ranking and its board to ensure the very best players are competing in the game's most prestigious events,' O'Neil said. 'We are confident our application addresses the outstanding questions that exist to support a more global, all-encompassing, and accurate ranking system.' O'Neil said he hoped the approval process can go through before the 2026 major season. Immelman had said the rejection letter sent to LIV in October 2023 was 'quite clear' with the position the board had at the time and any change would start with LIV applying anew. 'We appreciate the interest of LIV Golf — and all the tours — in contributing to the global landscape of men's professional golf through OWGR,' the statement said. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
NBC Sports
10-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Patrick Reed: Making Ryder Cup an 'uphill battle,' unless he wins Open
Patrick Reed's victory last month at LIV Golf Dallas put the American, in some eyes, on the Ryder Cup radar. Reed currently sits No. 36 in U.S. Ryder Cup points despite his results on his main tour, LIV, not counting toward qualification. Reed's solo third at the Masters and T-23 at the U.S. Open have helped put him ahead of players such as Max Homa, Sahith Theegala and Rickie Fowler. He's also No. 57 in the Official World Golf Ranking. This week's LIV event in Spain leads into next week's Open Championship, the final major of the year and Reed's last chance to move into the top six in points and qualify automatically. 'I think it all comes down to next week at The Open,' Reed said Thursday. 'Obviously play well here, but go ahead and win the Open Championship, and I believe I'd be inside the top six on points, so I think that would lock it in and allow me to be on the team.' Otherwise, Reed would require a captain's pick, which some believe would be quite the ask considering Reed's past. In three Ryder Cup appearances, Reed has gone a standout 7-3-2, though after his most recent showing, in 2018 in Paris, Reed heavily criticized members of the U.S. team, including captain Jim Furyk and teammate Jordan Spieth. Also, heckling of Reed at the 2019 Presidents Cup – much of it referencing Reed's rules situation at that month's Hero World Challenge – created a distraction and incited Reed's caddie, Kessler Karain, to get involved in an altercation with a fan, which earned Karain a suspension for Sunday singles. Reed went 0-3 in team play at Royal Melbourne, but he rebounded to win his singles match to help the U.S. to victory. U.S. teams are 4-2 in Cups with Reed on the squad. 'It's a hard one to answer,' Reed said when asked about the chances of him being at Bethpage Black later this year. He later added: 'Really the next couple weeks I have to play some solid golf, go out and contend on Sundays, have a chance to win golf tournaments, and if I do that, then hopefully Keegan [Bradley, the U.S. captain] picks me. But at the end of the day, because we only get the majors that have points for the Ryder Cup, it's an uphill battle. 'The good thing is I feel like I'm in a good spot right now as long as I go out and play well in the final major.'
The Star
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Golf-LIV Golf and HSBC announce multi-year partnership
FILE PHOTO: Jun 28, 2025; Carrollton, Texas, USA; The LIV Golf logo near the first tee during the second round of the LIV Golf Dallas golf tournament at Maridoe Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images/File Photo (Reuters) -LIV Golf and HSBC announced a multi-year partnership on Thursday that will see the London-headquartered bank become the official international banking partner of the Saudi-backed league and sponsor two of its 13 teams. The partnership with HSBC will span the entirety of LIV Golf's 14-event season and start with this week's LIV Golf Andalucia event at Real Club Valderrama in Spain. It also includes team-specific support for twice major champion Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers GC team as well as the Majesticks GC squad that is co-captained by Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson. "HSBC's track record in supporting and advancing the game of golf is inspiring and admirable, and we are proud to welcome them into LIV Golf's growing roster of global partners,' LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil said in a press release. LIV Golf, which attracted some of the sport's biggest names through mega-money contracts and lucrative purses, is currently in its fourth season with five events remaining on the 2025 schedule. (Reporting by Frank Pingue in TorontoEditing by Toby Davis)
