LIV Golf: nerves of Steele help Brendan seal first title, while Ripper GC claim maiden team victory in Adelaide
- Brendan Steele holds off Louis Oosthuizen and Jon Rahm to win maiden LIV title by a shot at the Grange Golf Club
- All-Australian side led by Cameron Smith wins first event in front of raucous home fans
Former PGA Tour stalwart Brendan Steele captured his maiden LIV Golf title on Sunday in Adelaide, keeping his cool to hold off a chasing pack led by Louis Oosthuizen and Jon Rahm to win by a shot.
The 41-year-old American led overnight by one and after an early bogey refocused to reel off five straight birdies on the front nine in a four-under-par 68 to finish at 18-under.
In front of bumper crowds and a carnival atmosphere at the Grange Golf Club, South Africa’s 11-time European Tour winner and 2010 Open champion Oosthuizen came second after seven birdies in his 65.
Spanish two-time major winner Rahm was among a group of five to finish a further shot back after firing 64 to bank his sixth consecutive top-10 finish since joining LIV this year.
Alongside him tied for third were Charl Schwartzel, Andy Ogletree, Joaquin Niemann and Dean Burmester, who won the previous event in Miami.
It was Steele’s first LIV win since joining Phil Mickelson’s “Hyflyers” team last year following 12 years on the PGA Tour, during which he won three titles.
