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Elvis Smylie Soars to Riyadh Title in LIV Debut
Elvis Smylie earned $4.75 million with a bogey-free final round of 64 to win the season-opening LIV Golf individual title by one shot in Riyadh.
- On Saturday, Elvis Smylie clinched the season-opening LIV Golf title at Riyadh Golf Club with a bogey-free final-round 8-under 64, beating Jon Rahm by one shot on his tour debut.
- Smylie, who turned pro in 2021, had previously won the WA Open and Australian PGA Championship in late 2024 and moved to LIV after a modest European Tour 2025; the Riyadh event used a four-round format for the first time.
- Smylie's closing 39-hole run featured 17-under without dropping a shot, five birdies and an eagle on the 627-yard par-3 fifth, while Rahm’s four birdies forced Smylie to par the final hole for victory.
- Smylie’s payday amounted to $US4.75 million as Ripper GC also won the team trophy with Cameron Smith, Lucas Herbert and Marc Leishman contributing to a 69-under total.
- The win positions Smylie as a rising star on LIV, with mentor Smith and Rahm adding prominence to his Saudi-funded tour victory.
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