Well, this is a bit awkward, isn’t it? South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas’ showcase LIV Golf event, which he so enthusiastically championed in the face of sustained criticism of its reputational, financial and civic costs, faces likely extinction.
The news of its imminent demise is all the more embarrassing given it came in the very week Malinauskas’ government commenced the controversial $45 million LIV-focussed redevelopment of the North Adelaide Golf Course it seized without notice from previous long-term owner, Adelaide City Council.