WATCH: Cameron Smith led Rippers GC throw shoes into the crowd to celebrate their LIV Golf Team Championship victory
Cameron Smith's Ripper GC celebrated their comfortable win at the 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship. The Saudi circuit concluded its third season with the team championship on Sunday, 22 September, in Dallas.
The all-Australian team consisting of Cam Smith, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones, and Marc Leishman celebrated their phenomenal win with a shoey. The players performed a shoey on stage and then threw their shoes into the crowd.
LIV Golf League uploaded a video of their celebration on its X account, writing:
"The @rippergc_ squad knows how to celebrate 🏆👟"
Notably, Ripper GC finished in third place in the season standings after the Chicago event and earned a direct qualification for the semifinals of the Team Championship. In the semifinal on Saturday, 21 September, they defeated Sergio Garcia's Fireballs by 2&1.
From Ripper's side, Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert won their head-to-head singles against Eugenio Chacarra and David Puig, respectively, securing two points and earning a spot in the finals. The final was held in stroke play format, where the scores of all four players were added to the team's total score.
In the final, Smith shot 4-under 68, Herbert carded 3-under 69, and Jones and Leishman scored 2-under 70. In total, the team finished 11-under and registered a three-stroke win over Dustin Johnson's 4Aces and Kevin Na's Iron Heads GC.
Meanwhile, Jon Rahm's Legion XIII settled in the fourth place. However, Rahm did not compete in the Team Championship as he had been struggling with the flu and withdrew from the competition ahead of the semifinals.
"It's so good"- Ripper GC captain Cameron Smith talks about his team winning LIV Golf Team Championship
Cameron Smith opened up about his team’s performance in a press conference after the tournament. He praised his teammates, coaches, caddies, and all the other members of the team.
Speaking about Ripper GC's amazing victory, Smith said, via ASAP Sports:
"Mate, it's so good. I mean, not only great golfers but they're better people. I think that's what being a Ripper is all about. Just so happens that we're good golfers, too. It's a good combo. But to have those three guys out there today, or six other guys really to lean on trying to get the job done, there was something in me that was telling me that we were going to be all right."
Smith was the highest scorer for his team in the finals. He teed off on the first hole with a bogey but then improved his game and shot five birdies. He carded two birdies on the front nine and three on the back nine for a score of 4-under.
With the conclusion of the Team Championship, the 2024 LIV Golf season came to an end. Jon Rahm won the individual championship of the season, and Ripper GC was the Team Championship winner.