Ripper GC: Who Plays For Cameron Smith's All-Australian LIV Golf Team?

One of the most easily recognizable LIV Golf teams is the all-Australian Ripper GC.

Launched in time for the second LIV Golf season in 2023 with Cameron Smith as its captain, Ripper was rebranded from Punch GC, who the Australian had joined after signing for the circuit in August 2022. 

Even with its original name, the team had a distinctly Australian flavor, with Travis Smyth, Ian Snyman, Wade Ormsby, Blake Windred, Jediah Morgan and Matt Jones all representing it in LIV Golf's first season.

Japanese star Ryosuke Kinoshita also played for Punch GC in the first-ever LIV Golf event in London. However, when Ripper GC emerged, the all-Australian line-up was stabilized, with Smith, Marc Leishman, Jones and Morgan the four to take it through the 2023 season.

The line-up helped the team to a middling season, where it finished seventh in the Team Standings, with victory in the Bedminster tournament the obvious highlight.

There was one change to the personnel for the 2024 season, with Morgan making way after finishing in the Drop Zone and new LIV Golf signing Lucas Herbert coming in.

This time, things began to click for the team, with victories in Adelaide and Singapore coming before two runner-up finishes in the United Kingdom and at Greenbrier to help it to third in the Team Standings after the 13 regular events.

Along the way, Smith finished seventh in the Individual Standings, Leishman took 15th, Herbert came 25th and Jones finished 42nd.

Thanks to that generally good season, Ripper GC earned a bye into the semi-finals of the Team Championship at Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas, before beating Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC in the semi-finals.

Smith's men ultimately completed the job and won the overall Team Championship by three strokes from 4Aces and IronHeads to land the $14 million payout.

The subsequent season was certainly a tale of two halves for Ripper, with a really strong start to the year followed by a disappointing back end. There were podium finishes in Riyadh (T2nd), Hong Kong (T3rd) and Mexico City (2nd) as well as a win in Miami.

However, Smith and co. finished no higher than fifth over the remaining seven events and ended an extremely disappointing last at the Team Championship in Indianapolis.

A poor end to the year led to changes in the team, with Matt Jones making way in favor of new signing Elvis Smylie. The young left-hander certainly hit the ground running, too, winning LIV Golf Riyadh 2026 in his first start.

Ripper GC Players

• Cameron Smith (captain)
• Marc Leishman
• Lucas Herbert
• Elvis Smylie

Ripper GC Results