‘LIV Adelaide’ Damage To Course Is Not What It Seems!

LIV Golf managed to draw more eyes than ever before to their event at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia.

The official attendance was north of 77,000 fans witnessing Talor Gooch’s incredible pair of 62s, as well as the viral clip of Chase Koepka’s hole-in-one, with a beer shower ensuing on the green of the par 3 12th – the watering hole’.

Damage to Grange Golf Club by LIV Golf means it’s out of action for six months – and furious members say they don’t want the international tournament back. #TheAdvertiser #livgolfadelaide https://t.co/ixetC1DLNz

— The Advertiser (@theTiser) May 8, 2023

It has been reported by several outlets that the course is unplayable for ‘six months’ due to the damage on the course after the explosion of beer and the ferocity of the Australian fans. They cited the Australian-based newsletter ‘The Advertiser’. In the interest of remaining neutral, we did some digging into the story.

Turns out, the claim regarding six months worth of damages looks not to be true at all, with the record of a member competition being played this past weekend at The Grange.

Several Twitter users replied with messages of support for LIV Adelaide and the course itself for putting on a great show.

Yet they managed to play rounds and competitions on the weekend… 7% dissatisfied members, 86% satisfied and 7% neutral… what a media beat up. pic.twitter.com/fFRlFw7IBn

— Nick (@partycorolla) May 8, 2023

The article written by the Advertiser states a 7% ‘member dissatisfaction’ after LIV Adelaide. 86% were ‘very satisfied or satisfied’ with the event, and 7% neutral. That’s a pretty big deal.

The Grange Golf Club had a direct link to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, who had his first win there as a player in 1976. Furthermore, the Grange published a piece on their website in the week following the event, detailing the number of fans, units of beer sold, and overall statistics from the event. There was no negativity in that article on their site.

I think the players themselves are slightly conflicted between the party and the golf, but that is not a crime. It certainly doesn’t hold them accountable for any damage done by fans.

The General Manager at the Grange, Barry Linke, is reported here to be receiving glowing feedback from fans after the event.

It appears the course was indeed playable again only a couple of days after LIV Adelaide, with a handful of disgruntled members the only naysayers!

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