Four Australians play third Liv Golf event
Travis Smyth – practicing this week in New Jersey
Despite the growing strength of the field for this week’s Liv Golf event in Bedminster in New Jersey, four Australians have retained their place in this week’s third of the eight-tournament series.
Matt Jones, Wade Ormsby, Travis Smyth and Jed Morgan will tee it up in the US$25 million event headed by the likes of Dustin Johnson, Bryson De Chambeau, Brooks Koepka and the two men successful in the opening two events, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace.
Fellow Australian Kevin Yuan played in the first event in London while Blake Windred played both in London and Portland but both have lost their places in series as players such as Charles Howell 111, Jason Kokrak, Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey bolster the 48 man field.
Yuan earned US$150,000 for his 33rd place in London while Windred earned a combined US$265,000 for his efforts in London and Portland so the series provided the young golfers an invaluable cushion for what lies ahead elsewhere.
Smyth has been the big earner amongst the Australians in the opening two events having won close to US$650,000 to date, most of that coming from the runner-up finish his team recorded in London.
