More than 100,000 people are expected through The Grange gates from Friday when LIV Golf Adelaide returns for a third act, this time much earlier in the breakaway league's fledgling season.
Almost 80,000 came for season one before 94,000 turned up last year, Smith and Marc Leishman providing the theatre in a historic play-off as the all-Australian squad won the teams event.
Teammates Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones had done their bit earlier in the day, the quartet lapping up the win in rare scenes that Majesticks star Ian Poulter couldn't help but admire.
"Home support is everything but what they did last year, credit to them and the fans for getting behind them the way they did," the former world No.5 said.
"For being able to step up and deliver the way they did; it was impressive to watch and great for Australian golf and LIV."
Poulter copped plenty of criticism and ridicule as one of the first to jump from the PGA Tour to the rebel league in 2022.
It's partly why those Adelaide scenes stick with the charismatic Brit, who is aware of the lack of opportunities for Australian golf fans to watch the world's best players live until the Saudi-backed LIV Golf arrived.
"If you look at Australian golf, they got a rough ride," he said.
"It makes a lot of sense (to come to Australia); if you look at Australian golf through the years, it hasn't been supported enough.
"To bring such a great product, so many of the best players in the world ... the fans have embraced it.
"And Adelaide themselves to have that recognition as well. It's great for us, great for the Australian fans."
The season began under lights in Riyadh last week, Poland's Adrian Meronk a two-shot winner with Herbert the best of the Australians, three shots back in equal fourth.
The Jon Rahm-led Legion GC won the team's event, with Ripper GC equal second in a positive start to their squad's title defence.
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