Cameron Smith is hoping to create history by becoming the first person in more than 100 years to win three consecutive Australian PGA Championship titles.
Golf fans who sit on the couch watching golf on TV boasting they could play a better shot than the professionals will have their chance to prove it at the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth with the launch of Beat the Pro.
The defending champ flexed his muscle, but the contenders are lining up for a shot at the title after a drama-filled second day of the Australian PGA Championship at RACV Royal Pines Resort.
First tee nerves are nothing new for Jake McLeod, but 12 months working with a psychologist has thrust the young Queenslander to the forefront of Australian golf.
It is a curious paradox. Australian performances on the global golf scene are as strong as ever – and have been for several years now – while the strength of our domestic professional circuit is arguably at an all-time low.