The Malinauskas Labor Government's decision to invest in bringing the world's best golfers to Adelaide for the Australian debut of LIV Golf is paying dividends, with general admission ticket allocations for the April event already exhausted.
More than 42,000 fans have purchased tickets for the April 21-23 event at the internationally acclaimed The Grange Golf Club.
40 per cent of ticket purchases have come from fans interstate or overseas.
LIV Golf kicked of its first 2023 tournament at Mayakoba in Mexico, with 12 teams of four players each.
Reigning Open Champion Cam Smith is captaining an All-Australian team named "Ripper GC".
Smith is set to attend the Adelaide event along with major winners including Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and more.
Players will now return to the United States for two tournaments before travelling to Adelaide for the Australian debut, which will take place in school holidays, a week after the city hosts the inaugural AFL Gather Round.
LIV Golf Adelaide will be shown live nationally on the screens of Seven, with confirmation that Channel Seven is the official broadcast partner. All 2023 LIV Golf events will be streamed live on 7plus.
Corporate hospitality for the Adelaide LIV Golf tournament will officially go on sale today to deposit holders.
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Attributable to Peter Malinauskas
With huge crowds coming to Adelaide to see the world's best golfers at LIV, and the nation's best footballers at Gather Round, April is going to be an exciting month for our state.
I'm most excited by the prospect of tens of thousands of visitors coming into our state to enjoy all the amazing hospitality our state has to offer.
We know that when people come here, many visit again.
That's why our investments in these new major events are so crucial.
They help fill our already outstanding calendar of events and will deliver an economic boost for the long term.
