BOLTON, Mass.—Matthew Wolff became a footnote in LIV Golf history with the first hole-in-one, an ace that carried him to a 7–under 63 and a one-shot lead over a pair of newcomers Friday in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston.
One of those newcomers was British Open champion Cameron Smith, among six players who recently joined the Saudi-funded league.
Smith broke a wedge with a shot from behind a tree that allowed him to save par, and he finished with a 45-foot eagle putt for a 64.
Smith and Niemann highlighted the batch of newcomers that included Anirban Lahiri (66), Harold Varner III (67), Marc Leishman (70) and Cameron Tringale (71)….