Cameron Smith had just walked off the 18th green at St Andrews, holding the Open Championship’s claret jug, when his agent, Bud Martin, handed him a phone.
Viktor Hovland smiles an awful lot for a villain. He didn’t ask for that label. He hasn’t done a single thing to deserve it – apart from having the audacity to match Rory McIlroy shot-for-shot on Saturday at the Old Course.
Rory McIlroy has done it again. A couple of months removed from the absurd bunker-busting chip-in on the 72nd hole of the Masters, McIlroy splashed in another at the Old Course on Saturday – this time for eagle and the outright lead (albeit briefly).
Cameron Smith says he will seek revenge on St Andrews’ Old Course on the final day after squandering his Open Championship lead during a frustrating third round he only just managed to save from disaster.
A warm reception from the Scottish crowds and the aura of St Andrews are giving Cameron Smith “goosebumps” as he positions himself for a run at the Open Championship title.
Major winner Webb Simpson has backed Min Woo Lee remain high on the leaderboard throughout the Open Championship after playing the first round at St Andrews with the talented young Australian.
The forecast means the Open Championship weekend rounds are likely to be warmer than Saturday and Sunday were at Southern Hills for the PGA Championship in Oklahoma.
The R&A’s not-so-subtle stiff-arming of the defectors – there are 23 players in the field who have either played in a LIV event or committed to doing so in the future – began before the week even started.
Australian Golf Digest
