Australian star Cameron Smith is curtailing his off-course activities in a bid to seek a home-nation triumph at the LIV Golf event in Adelaide.
The hunt for a record sixth straight LPGA title will have to wait, with Chevron Championship winner Nelly Korda deciding to sit out of the JM Eagle LA event.
Australian golfing luminary Geoff Ogilvy will be a key assistant to International captain Mike Weir when the Presidents Cup is played in Montreal in September.