“This league is so cool!” – Fans in awe as Cameron Smith goes rock climbing to hit a shot at LIV Golf Mayakoba

Cam Smith had to climb the rock to play the shot during first round of LIV Golf
Cam Smith had to climb the rock to play the shot during first round of LIV Golf

The first round of the LIV opener at Mayakoba was testing for Cameron Smith as he went rock climbing to hit a shot on hole 12 of the first round.

LIV Golf posted a clip of Smith's act of 'rock climbing', and it received some interesting reactions on Twitter.

Here's a look at some of the reactions:

"Big time bogey for Cam, huge!!!
"Watching from Florida! Love LIV Golf"
"too bad people outside of the USA can't watch it!"
"You made a bollox of it not having it on youtube any more."
"Excellent bogey!"
"Wow, this league is so cool!"
"I have to say, the course looked extremely difficult today. Jungle on all sides."

Paul Casey and Jason Kokrak tied at the top after the first round of the LIV Golf opener in Mayakoba

Paul Casey was impressive in his first round at LIV Golf Mayakoba event
Paul Casey was impressive in his first round at LIV Golf Mayakoba event

After the conclusion of the first round of golf in Mayakoba, Paul Casey is at the top of the leaderboard. He finished with a score of 6-under 65, thanks to birdies on his last three holes. Jason Kokrak is also tied for the lead alongside Casey on Friday.

Casey had a strong start to his round, going five under after ten holes. However, he stumbled with a double bogey on the next hole.

Nevertheless, he finished the round on a high note by scoring birdies on the final three holes at the El Camaleon golf course. Kokrak also had a solid first round, managing to avoid any bogeys and even securing a birdie with a chip-in shot.

Talor Gooch, Peter Uihlein, and Carlos Ortiz are currently tied for second place in the 54-hole event, trailing by two strokes.

Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson, the winner of the previous season, struggled with two consecutive bogeys, resulting in a score of 3-under 68. It's worth noting that Casey is part of the Crushers team.

Pieters began the event with a score of 76, while just one of the new competitors could score under par. Danny Lee managed to score 71, while Phil Mickelson got off to a strong start with three consecutive birdies but ultimately finished with a score of 72.


Team Roster for LIV Golf League 2023

Smash GC: Brooks Koepka*, Chase Koepka, Matt Wolff, Jason Kokrak

4 Aces GC: Dustin Johnson*, Patrick Reed, Pat Perez, Peter Uihlein

Iron Heads GC: Kevin Na*, Scott Vincent, Danny Lee, Sihwan Kim

RangeGoats GC: Bubba Watson*, Talor Gooch, Thomas Pieters, Harold Varner III

Torque GC: Joaquin Niemann*, Mito Pereira, Sebastian Munoz, David Puig

Fire Balls GC: Sergio Garcia*, Abe Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Eugenio Chacarra

HY Flyers GC: Phil Mickelson*, James Piot, Brendan Steele, Cam Tringale

Ripper GC: Cam Smith*, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Jed Morgan

Cleeks GC: Martin Kaymer*, Bernd Wiesberger, Richard Bland, Graeme McDowell

Crushers GC: Bryson DeChambeau*, Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri, Charles Howell III

Majesticks GC: Ian Poulter* and Henrik Stenson*, Lee Westwood, Sam Horsfield

Stinger GC: Louis Oosthuizen*, Branden Grace, Dean Burmester, Charl Schwartzel

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