Adelaide lived through LIV’s first Watering Hole hole-in-one, but the energy that created was nothing on the breakaway tour’s team playoff win by four Aussies riding an unforgettable wave.
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CameronSmithpaintsthepicturelikeaseasonedstoryteller,vividimageryandfeelingsthathecan’t,andwon’t,quicklyforget.
Theairwas“heavy”,hesaid,andhecouldfeelthe“rumble”oftheenormouscrowd,boisterous,loudandfuelledbyafull,sunnySundayofconsumptionfocusedonacommonenemy.
Theyhadcometogether,thegolfers,themasses,surroundingallvantagepointsfromteetogreenonthe18thholeatTheGrangeGolfClubforauniqueeveninAdelaide,unseenbefore,notevenamidalltheboldinnovationsLIVGolfhadthrustuponthenewlandscape.
Itwasaplayoff,butnotbetweentwoplayers,betweentwoteams.
Fourmenenter,twomenleavesortofthing,andthisSundayshowdownwasgivingofftotalThunderdomevibes,withSmith’sall-AustralianRipperGC,anoutfitquicklyrisingtoprominenceonthehomestage,takingontheSouthAfricanStingerGCinwhatfeltasclosetoacageasasingle,450mlonggolfholecould.
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