{"id":399483,"date":"2026-01-08T09:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/399483\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:59:11","slug":"elvis-smylie-rumored-to-join-liv-golfs-ripper-gc-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/399483\/","title":{"rendered":"Elvis Smylie Rumored to Join LIV Golf\u2019s Ripper GC in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elvis Smylie is reportedly set to join LIV Golf\u2019s Ripper GC team, sparking debate about the future of Australia\u2019s rising star.<\/p>\n

\"LIV<\/p>\n

Elvis\u202fSmylie, the 23-year-old Queenslander who burst onto the scene with his impressive 2024 BMW Australian PGA Championship victory<\/a> and a strong rookie year on the DP World Tour (finishing 23rd in the Race to Dubai), has suddenly found himself at the centre of LIV\u202fGolf chatter.<\/p>\n

Several credible outlets including The Times of London, Sports Illustrated, and Golfweek are reporting that Smylie has signed on with LIV\u202fGolf ahead of the 2026 season. These reports suggest he\u2019s set to join the all-Australian \u201cRipper GC\u201d team captained by Cameron Smith, stepping into the space left by veteran Matt Jones.<\/p>\n

Smylie\u2019s reported signing comes during a turbulent offseason for LIV. The league has transitioned to a 72-hole structure and expanded to 57 players. Notable additions in the same wave include Thomas\u202fDetry, Victor\u202fPerez, and Laurie\u202fCanter, while Brooks\u202fKoepka\u2019s departure significantly shook the roster.<\/p>\n

Confirmation from Smylie or LIV is still pending, but all signs point to a formal announcement in early February, when LIV\u202fGolf kicks off its 2026 season in Saudi Arabia. Smylie would then have to decide whether to pursue future pathways on the PGA or DP World Tours or make a full pivot to the Saudi-backed circuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elvis Smylie is reportedly set to join LIV Golf\u2019s Ripper GC team, sparking debate about the future of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-399483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}