Smith banks $1.5 million in LIV Golf debut

In his LIV Golf debut, Cameron Smith has finished 4th and won a chill $1.5 million.

For perspective, the past PGA Tour lawsuit earlier the FedEx cupful playoffs - the Wyndham Championship - paid $1.9 cardinal to win, and the three-way necktie for 4th paid conscionable nether $400,000.

Smith was tied for the pb until helium deed his tee changeable into the trees connected the archetypal spread - his 17th successful the shotgun commencement format - and had to transportation retired sideways and made bogey.

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Smith tied for 4th with Lee Westwood.

Winner Dustin Johnson gave LIV Golf its archetypal large infinitesimal erstwhile helium made a 35-foot eagle putt connected the archetypal spread of a sudden-death playoff to triumph the lawsuit successful Boston - his archetypal triumph successful 19 months.

Cameron Smith hits his tee changeable connected the 16th hole. (Getty)

Johnson's putt connected the par-5 18th was going truthful accelerated it mightiness person rolled immoderate 6 feet past the hole. But it deed the backmost of the cupful and dropped to bushed Joaquin Niemann and Anirban Lahiri.

He raised his limb and dropped it for a slow-motion uppercut, alternatively slapping hands with Austin Johnson - his member and caddie.

The triumph was worthy $5.9 cardinal for Johnson. With his squad winning again, helium present has made astir $15 cardinal successful 4 events.

The archetypal playoff successful 4 LIV Golf events capped an different sloppy decorativeness by truthful galore others who had a chance.

Johnson, who closed with a 5-under 65, needed a birdie connected the par-5 18th. His thrust bounced into the close rough, his robust to laic up went into the trees good to the near and helium had to scramble for par to articulation Lahiri (64) and Niemann (66) astatine 15-under.

Dustin Johnson, Anirban Lahiri, Joaquin Niemann were the apical three. (Getty)

Lahiri deed a fairway metallic to 5 feet connected the 18th successful regulation, and his eagle putt that would person won it rolled astir the close borderline of the cup.

Lee Westwood finished 1 changeable retired of a playoff aft a 62 that included bogeys connected 2 of his past 3 holes.

Johnson had not won since the Saudi International connected Feb. 7, 2021, erstwhile it was portion of the European tour.

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