Smith "LIV Golf Wire-to-Wire Victory"
London 9th Tournament FR 3 Under Par, 1 Stroke Ahead at the Top
Second Career Win... 5.7 Billion KRW Jackpot Including 2nd Place in Team Event
Reed 2nd, Johnson 5th, DeChambeau 13th
Cameron Smith (Australia) achieved a 'wire-to-wire' victory.
On the 9th (local time), at the Centurion Golf Club (par 71, 6,991 yards) in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, the final round of the 2023 LIV Golf London 9th tournament (total prize money $25 million) concluded. Smith recorded six birdies and two bogeys for a 3-under-par 68, securing a one-stroke victory with a total score of 15-under-par 198.
Cameron Smith is posing with the trophy alongside his girlfriend Chanel Naum immediately after winning the LIV Golf London 9th tournament.
[St Albans (England) = Photo by Reuters and Yonhap News]
Smith maintained the top position on the leaderboard throughout the three days, earning his second LIV Golf win since the Chicago tournament last September. He added the individual winner's prize of $4 million to the team runner-up prize of $375,000, earning a total of $4,375,000 (approximately 5.7 billion KRW) from this event. Smith moved to LIV Golf after winning his sixth PGA Tour title, including the major championship The Open in July last year.
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Patrick Reed (USA) tried to make a comeback with seven birdies and one bogey but settled for second place with a 14-under-par 199. Dustin Johnson finished 5th (10-under-par 203), Bryson DeChambeau 13th (8-under-par 205), and Brooks Koepka (all USA) ended the tournament in 17th place (7-under-par 206). Three-time champion Taylor Gooch (USA) finished 22nd (6-under-par 207).
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