As previously reported by GolfChannel.com, world No. 2 Cameron Smith and five other players have joined LIV Golf and will play this week’s event in Boston.
Joining Smith on the Saudi-backed circuit are Marc Leishman, Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, Cameron Tringale and Anirban Lahiri.
Smith is the highest-ranked player to join the rival tour and is coming off a career year having won The Open and The Players. There had been speculation building for weeks the Australian was bound for LIV, but he avoided addressing the rumors publicly.
Niemann ranks 19th in the world and back in February won the Genesis Invitational, the biggest win of his career.