Cameron Smith enjoyed an epic year highlighted by five wins around the world. Chief among the three PGA Tour titles he claimed was the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, but he also triumphed at the Players Championship and Sentry Tournament of Champions in stunning fashion.
Newsmaker of the month: Cameron Smith When Cameron Smith last played on home soil, he was still considered a baby-faced prodigy of extraordinary promise. After a close-to three-year wait, Smith’s return solidified his new-found status as the pied piper of Australian golf. From the moment he touched down in Brisbane with the claret jug in Read more…
The 29-year-old from Brisbane was recognised not just for his on-course accomplishments but for becoming one of the greatest role models and mentors within Australian golf.
At No. 3 on the Official World Golf Rankings, the reigning Open champion will not be able to reach No. 1 given this week’s Australian Open is his last tournament of the year and is awarding minimal points.
Tired and understandably a little hungover, Cameron Smith says his dream of finally winning an Australian Open after several heartbreakingly close calls will give him the lift in energy he needs after an incredible, but exhausting, Australian PGA Championship victory.
Cameron Smith’s first trip back to Australia in three years wasn’t just about headlining the Australian PGA Championship and showing off the claret jug to family and friends in his hometown of Brisbane.
Cameron Smith has held on to win a third Australian PGA Championship, lifting the Joe Kirkwood Cup at Royal Queensland after weather twice suspended play on Sunday.
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