Cameron Smith has gained his third LIV Golf event, and his second in simply 5 weeks, taking out the Bedminster occasion on Monday morning (AEST) in emphatic vogue.
The Australian was in a league of his personal in New Jersey, ending the event on 12-under — seven strokes forward of the second-placed Anirban Lahiri, and eight forward of Abraham Ancer, Patrick Reed and Dean Burmester who tied for third.
Smith began the ultimate spherical at Trump Nationwide with two bogeys in his first three holes however swiftly steadied the nerves to provide his beautiful brief sport, which led to 5 birdies.
Smith pockets the winner’s cheque of $4 million (A$6.15m), whereas his crew of Australians, Ripper GC, additionally gained the $3 million prime prize within the crew occasion, giving him an additional $750,000 (A$1.15m).
It’s Smith’s second win of the 12 months after claiming victory in London final month, whereas he additionally gained in Chicago final 12 months.
He’s now on prime of the LIV Golf standings for the 2023 season, overtaking Talor Gooch.
Elsehwere, Phil Mickelson began the ultimate spherical with an opportunity to win however carded an eight on a par-three to effectivley crush his possibilities.
He completed the event at one-under, 11 pictures behind the main Smith.
Ripper GC gained the crew occasion by 11 strokes forward of Crushers GC, making it the primary victory for the all-Australian outfit of Smith, Jed Morgan, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman.
Smith stated the dearth of outcomes for the crew had pushed all of them to get higher and to the highest of the rostrum and the 11-shot margin was the largest victory in LIV historical past as Ripper GC completed on 20-under.
“I feel collectively as a crew we’ve all been attempting to only work somewhat bit more durable the final couple of months,” Smith stated.
“Not likely do something completely different, simply put our heads down, and you may see it sort of flourishing there somewhat bit.”
Jones, whose rating didn’t depend to the crew whole, stated the Australian crew was “trending in the precise route” and aiming for fulfillment on the season-ending crew championship in Miami.
— With NCA Newswire