Dean Burmester tells fan to 'shut the f*** up' as LIV Golf star loses his rag with Australian crowd

LIV Golf star Dean Burmester was caught in a heated exchange with a member of the Adelaide crowd on Sunday during the first ever team playoff of the breakaway league.

Burmester, alongside his Stinger captain Louis Oosthuizen, was competing against home favourites Ripper GC in a nail-biting playoff to determine the team champion after Sunday's final round. The two LIV Golf teams were neck and neck, finishing 54-holes tied at an impressive 53-under-par for the week.The tension escalated as two players from each side returned to the course to settle the event. Representing Stinger were Burmester and Oosthuizen, while the Australian golf duo Cam Smith and Marc Leishman fought for Ripper.

As expected, the Australian crowd threw their support behind their fellow countrymen Smith and Leishman, leading to a boisterous atmosphere around the 18th hole. Despite this, it seemed the South Africans would clinch victory as they both hit their approaches close into the first playoff hole, offering two birdie putts to win.

However, both Burmester and Oosthuizen narrowly missed their putts, forcing the fourball to return to the tee. As the atmosphere intensified, Burmester's tee shot veered slightly to the right-hand side, but he still managed to secure a clear approach into the green, reports the Mirror.

Burmester was visibly upset by the jeering from the Australian crowd as he prepared for his second shot, shouting: "Shut the f*** up! " towards the Adelaide gallery. Despite the continued taunts during his backswing, which resulted in him hitting his second shot into a bunker to loud cheers, Burmester remained focused.

With both Oosthuizen and Leishman struggling, it was Ripper who clinched the win in front of their home crowd. Despite the tense atmosphere, Australian favourite Smith praised the energy at The Grange following his team's victory.

"This week has far exceeded my vision for what was ahead," Smith said. "I think I always knew internally that Australia would really embrace LIV with the culture, with the music, with the entertainment, everything that goes on around it.

"I always felt like this was the place where it was going to make it big, and how it's been the last couple of years has been just insane. Going on to rank the Adelaide event as the best he has ever played for a second time, above winning The Open at St Andrews in 2022, the former world No. 2 added: " He went on to rank the Adelaide event as the best he has ever played for a second time, even above winning The Open at St Andrews in 2022.

The former world No. 2 added: "Last year I said, I'm biased, this is the best tournament I've ever played. I think this year it's done it again."