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Cameron Smith's LIV Golf Debut Does NOT Disappoint.. Here's Why
Welcome back to Athlete District. Here’s some news for you about Cameron Smith. The question was whether Cameron Smith would add legitimacy to LIV Golf after leaving the PGA Tour and signing on as the World No. 2 and reigning Open Championship winner. While that may take time, one thing was immediately clear in the Smith’s first round on the lucrative rival tour—the mullet-wearing Australian adds considerable entertainment. Smith shot a 64 to open the 54-hole event at six under par, one shot behind co-leaders Matthew Wolff and Talor Gooch. Smith wowed the Massachusetts gallery early with three birdies and an eagle in his first eight holes, before falling down the leaderboard courtesy of a bogey, a birdie, and a double bogey in his next six.
Smith and LIV’s five other new recruits, including Joaquin Niemann and Harold Varner III, have faced criticism from major winners Gary Player and Fred Couples this week for defecting to a tour that features 48-man fields playing no-cut, 54-hole tournaments. The Player said LIV was “never going to compare to the regular [PGA] tour”. But six-time PGA Tour winner Smith said he didn’t feel any added expectations in his first 18 holes with LIV. “I don't think it was any added pressure; I just wanted to go out there and do my thing,” he said. “At the end of the day, we're all competitors and we’re trying to do what we can.” The fourth LIV tournament of its eight-event debut series began Friday with chief executive Greg Norman parachuting onto the first hole and music blaring—efforts by LIV to create its own identity.“That was something that I haven't experienced before on the first hole, but it was cool,” Smith said. “It was just a good way to start a tournament. [Today] kind of had a bit of everything; it was very up-and-down. It probably wasn't one of my best driving performances. In related news, The question coming into LIV Golf’s fourth event was the same one asked and unsatisfactorily answered in the nascent tour’s three prior starts: Could a no-cut, 54-hole tournament ever feel like a real competition? The controversial new circuit was certainly hoping so this go-around, having bolstered its 48-player roster at The International with six more PGA Tour stars including World No. 2 Cameron Smith.
#LIVGolf #CamSmith #Debut
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World No. 2 Cameron Smith becomes highest-ranked player to join LIV Golf series | WION
youtube.com/watch?v=hK3yQyPugJk
Cam Smith would be a BIG loss for the PGA Tour if he goes to LIV Golf
youtube.com/shorts/qjd_nY9WSF0
Here’s The Actual Tape. Gary Player Did Not “RIP” LIV Golf
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Cameron Smith's LIV Golf Debut Does NOT Disappoint.. Here's Why
Welcome back to Athlete District. Here’s some news for you about Cameron Smith. The question was whether Cameron Smith would add legitimacy to LIV Golf after leaving the PGA Tour and signing on as the World No. 2 and reigning Open Championship winner. While that may take time, one thing was immediately clear in the Smith’s first round on the lucrative rival tour—the mullet-wearing Australian adds considerable entertainment. Smith shot a 64 to open the 54-hole event at six under par, one shot behind co-leaders Matthew Wolff and Talor Gooch. Smith wowed the Massachusetts gallery early with three birdies and an eagle in his first eight holes, before falling down the leaderboard courtesy of a bogey, a birdie, and a double bogey in his next six.
Smith and LIV’s five other new recruits, including Joaquin Niemann and Harold Varner III, have faced criticism from major winners Gary Player and Fred Couples this week for defecting to a tour that features 48-man fields playing no-cut, 54-hole tournaments. The Player said LIV was “never going to compare to the regular [PGA] tour”. But six-time PGA Tour winner Smith said he didn’t feel any added expectations in his first 18 holes with LIV. “I don't think it was any added pressure; I just wanted to go out there and do my thing,” he said. “At the end of the day, we're all competitors and we’re trying to do what we can.” The fourth LIV tournament of its eight-event debut series began Friday with chief executive Greg Norman parachuting onto the first hole and music blaring—efforts by LIV to create its own identity.“That was something that I haven't experienced before on the first hole, but it was cool,” Smith said. “It was just a good way to start a tournament. [Today] kind of had a bit of everything; it was very up-and-down. It probably wasn't one of my best driving performances. In related news, The question coming into LIV Golf’s fourth event was the same one asked and unsatisfactorily answered in the nascent tour’s three prior starts: Could a no-cut, 54-hole tournament ever feel like a real competition? The controversial new circuit was certainly hoping so this go-around, having bolstered its 48-player roster at The International with six more PGA Tour stars including World No. 2 Cameron Smith.
#LIVGolf #CamSmith #Debut
Related Videos:
World No. 2 Cameron Smith becomes highest-ranked player to join LIV Golf series | WION
youtube.com/watch?v=hK3yQyPugJk
Cam Smith would be a BIG loss for the PGA Tour if he goes to LIV Golf
youtube.com/shorts/qjd_nY9WSF0
Here’s The Actual Tape. Gary Player Did Not “RIP” LIV Golf
youtube.com/watch?v=xwX79PJcNiQ
