Cameron Smith’s Masters bid got off to a flyer with a stunning eagle, but the Australian fell short of reeling in eventual winner Scottie Scheffler, instead setting for his fifth top-10 result at the Masters in eight career starts.
The five-time champion finished with a 16-over 304 total, surpassing the 301 strokes he accumulated two years ago as his highest aggregate score in his 26 Masters appearances. Will there be another? That remains to be seen.
Jason Day has confirmed he was asked by Augusta National to remove a controversial sweater vest he wore during the second round that was ridiculed on social media.
So who wants to win a green jacket? Australians, anyone? Cam Davis, how about you? Cam Smith, want to add a green jacket to that Open Championship claret jug you’ve got at home, mate?
The first round of this Masters was the 2016 champion’s first competitive round of golf since he finished a lowly T-64 in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last September.
It doesn’t have a confirmed date, a host city or a venue, but the Australian Open has morphed into a magic bullet that could end golf’s majors dilemma.
It was initially unclear how the Shark made his way inside the gates this year, but his son, Greg Norman Jnr, took to social media on Thursday to explain.