{"id":297177,"date":"2023-11-22T20:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297177"},"modified":"2023-11-22T20:54:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:54:03","slug":"australian-pga-live-updates-smith-scott-leishman-tee-off-at-royal-queensland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/golf\/australian-pga-live-updates-smith-scott-leishman-tee-off-at-royal-queensland\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian PGA LIVE updates: Smith, Scott, Leishman tee off at Royal Queensland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1<\/span> of 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Fair to say it\u2019s not the start Cameron Smith wanted in his return to Brisbane. He\u2019s dropped a shot with a bogey on his opening hole at the 10th after leaving himself an awkward up and down from the left side of the green, shelling the par putt from about 8 feet.<\/p>\n Min Woo Lee and Robert MacIntyre are safely in for par. Smith did start this event very slowly last year before running away on the Sunday. Reckon he might still be wiping away the sleep from under his eyes.<\/p>\n Cameron Smith has just teed off on the 10th hole in the opening round. How do you know you\u2019re in Queensland? He wasn\u2019t introduced as the former British Open champion and world No.2, but as the \u201cBrisbane Broncos\u2019 No.1 fan\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n QUEENSLANDER \u2026 any excuse to run this photo again.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n Anyways, he\u2019s off with Scottish star Robert MacIntyre and Min Woo Lee in the second group of the morning. Only a few hundred hearty souls out here at 6.10am Brisbane time. Conditions are absolutely perfect at the moment with a potential of rain forecast for later in the day.<\/p>\n Adam Scott, one of the most influential players in shaping world golf\u2019s future, admitted he\u2019s still unsure whether the agreement to end the sport\u2019s civil war will be formalised before the end of the year.<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s lone Masters winner, Scott, who is the peer-voted president of the PGA Tour\u2019s players\u2019 advisory council, said private-equity investment remains an option for the US-based tour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Former Masters winner Adam Scott during Wednesday\u2019s Pro-Am at Royal Queensland.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n Read the full story here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The first two groups are already under way.<\/p>\n Adam Scott is starting on the back nine along with Cameron Davis and Poland\u2019s Adrian Meronk, while off the first tee it\u2019s Jack Thompson, Sam Jones and Elvis Smylie.<\/p>\n Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Australian PGA Championship, coming to you from Brisbane\u2019s Royal Queensland.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a star-studded field on hand, with Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy and Lucas Herbert among those vying for a $2 million prize pool.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll be focusing on Smith\u2019s group on Thursday. The 2022 British Open champion is playing alongside Min Woo Lee and Robert Macintyre.<\/p>\n 1<\/span> of 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\nPoor start for Smith<\/h2>\n
Tee times for the big names<\/h2>\n
Smith tees off<\/h2>\n
Is golf\u2019s civil war over?<\/h2>\n
The early crew<\/h2>\n
Good morning<\/h2>\n
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