Phil Mickelson’s LIV Golf Adelaide Replacement Confirmed

Phil Mickelson walks off the green, with Wade Ormsby waving to the crowd

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LIV Golf Adelaide is the jewel in the circuit's crown and, ahead of its fourth edition, another Australian is set to tee it up at the event, as Wade Ormsby fills in for HyFlyers GC captain, Phil Mickelson.

Mickelson, who was forced to withdraw from both LIV Golf Riyadh and Adelaide due to family matters, was replaced by Ollie Schniederjans in Saudi Arabia but, in Australia, it will be the turn of five-time Asian Tour winner, Ormsby.

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Born and raised in Adelaide, Ormsby played every LIV Golf event in its inaugural season back in 2022, registering a best finish of T22nd in London, as well as a handful of top 25s on the DP World Tour that year.

Since then, the 45-year-old has been a reserve player on the LIV Golf League, cropping up at a handful of tournaments, including Washington DC in 2023 and the first two events of 2025.

In fact, Ormsby played in Riyadh and Adelaide last year, producing a T25th and 50th finish. In Adelaide, he fired seven-over, one-under and three-over-par rounds to finish well down the leaderboard.

Wade Ormsby holds up the Jakarta International Championship 2025 — Ormsby celebrates his Jakarta International Championship win in October 2025

Since then, the Australian has enjoyed a rise in form, as Ormsby went on to win the Jakarta International Championship on the Asian Tour, which is an International Series tournament.

The victory helped him finish 12th on the circuit's Order of Merit, as well as eighth on the International Series Rankings. The top two in those Rankings secured LIV Golf cards for 2026, with that accolade going to Scott Vincent and Yosuke Asaji.

In Adelaide, Ormsby will be hoping to go better than last week's replacement, Schniederjans, who ended his week at Riyadh Golf Club 56th and second last after rounds of 72, 71, 73 and 69.

LIV golfer Lee Westwood — Lee Westwood is another name who will be missing in Adelaide following a wrist injury

Like the Hyflyers GC, Majesticks GC will also be without one of their captains, as Lee Westwood continues to recover from a wrist injury, missing the action in both Riyadh and Adealide.

Currently, it's unclear as to whether Ben Schmidt will continue on the English team after making a cameo last week, where he registered a T41st finish at eight-under-par.

At the season-opener, Elvis Smylie claimed victory on his circuit debut, and will be hoping to make it back-to-back wins this week on home soil, with the 23-year-old returning to Australia following appearances on the DP World Tour at the end of 2025.

Joaquin Niemann will return to The Grange GC as the defending champion for 2026, while Fireballs GC will hope to retain their team title following a commanding six shot win last season.

Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover news and social media.

Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round is a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine.

Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: Ping G430 LST 15°, 19°

Irons: TaylorMade P7CB

Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°

Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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