One of the highlights of the 2023 LIV Golf League season was undoubtedly its first visit to Australia with its Adelaide tournament.
The event had just about everything, from drama on the course to wild scenes off it, with a general sense that the circuit had reached lift-off.
Given its success, it was no surprise when a return visit to The Grange Golf Club for 2024 was announced within weeks of the season ending, and another incident-packed three days is expected when it gets underway later this week.
Before all that, though, here are some of the moments you may have forgotten from the 2023 edition.
The Sell-Out Crowds
Sell-out crowds packed in for all three days of the 2023 tournament
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Before the event, Australia had been a part of the world largely starved of top-class golf in recent years. So, would there be an appetite among the general public for the best LIV Golf had to offer?
The answer was an emphatic “yes,” with around 77,000 tickets sold, and sure enough, from the word go the action played out before was enormous and exuberant crowds reminiscent of even the infamous WM Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour.
Chase Koepka’s Ace
The Watering Hole erupted when Chase Koepka hit an ace
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Of course, it’s OK having a big audience, but the product needs to be right too.
Pre-tournament, LIV Golf played its part by making the 12th a party hole – dubbed “the Watering Hole,” and with the beers flowing, it wasn’t long until the players stepped up, most notably when Smash GC’s Chase Koepka hit a hole-in-one to send the crowd into raptures.
Talor Gooch’s Back-To-Back 62s
Talor Gooch had a dream opening two rounds
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Before the tournament, Talor Gooch was still looking for his maiden LIV Golf win, but he got off to an excellent start with a 10-under 62 in his first round to lead by four.
Incredibly, the American then repeated the trick in the second round to make all but certain of victory. He could even afford a one-over 73 in the final round and still win by three over Anirban Lahiri.
That was the catalyst for an incredible season for Gooch, who eventually claimed three wins and the individual title.
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