Viral Visuals From LIV Golf Adelaide’s Round 1 Leaves Fans in Split: ‘Thought Nobody Watched LIV’

The controversial PIF-sponsored league made its Australian debut with the first LIV Golf Adelaide in 2023. It was a huge success, and hence the tournament returned for its second edition. Last year, the Adelaide event not only introduced a new location to LIV’s disruptive big-money exhibition golf, but it also brought to life one of the league’s most divisive features, the boisterous fan environment.

The course features the iconic Watering Hole as its 12th hole, where the fans celebrated a hole-in-one by Chase Koepka last year. This time, there were scenes of fans approaching to watch players like Cameron Smith on the greens.

The video, posted on X by the golf page Flushing It, shows a massive crowd rushing onto the field to get a glimpse of their favorite players teeing off. The video was posted with the caption, “Great crowds at LIV Adelaide. Cam Smith is a rockstar out there.” The post was meant as a celebration of the game, and local favorite Cameron Smith and his all-Australian team, Rippers GC. As per reports, over 70,000 tickets were sold, as compared to last year’s 40,000.

The video garnered a lot of attention on social media and had a plethora of mixed reactions from the fans.  Let us find out what fans had to say about the insane turnout that was there on the event’s Friday.

Australia is LIV Golf’s territory: Fans split on the crowd

The video gained widespread popularity. Fans were divided by the post. A few people enjoyed the boisterous environment. Some thought it was excessive. One fan commented “Trying to match the tiger scene? Nothing like it.” They claimed that the scenes were devoid of Woods’s true crowd connection.

“But wait, I thought nobody watched LIV,” said another fan in a sarcastic way. This ironic remark makes fun of LIV’s critics. The large Adelaide attendance defied claims that LIV is not popular. Almost double the number of tickets for the event were sold this year as compared to last year.

A few supporters found the show to be entertaining. “That kid with his face painted up like Cam was priceless!” remarked one happy fan. This fan draws attention to the cheerful, festive environment that LIV Golf is mostly associated with.

Another fan stated that “Australia is LIV golf territory.” They presented the Australian audiences as LIV’s domestic supporters. This underscores the divisive nature of the Saudi league, admired in some places, and criticized in others. Additionally, it demonstrates the PIF-backed league’s approach to making investments in regions that the PGA Tour mostly does not engage much with.

The conflicting responses from fans demonstrate that LIV’s boisterous crowds have two sides. They thrill golf aficionados who are looking for fresh inspiration. However, some support the ones who call LIV an unnatural variant of the game.