The desperate fight of a British Open winner to join the Olympic Games.

If the Australian Cameron Smith I need extra motivation to perform well at Augusta Masters from April 11 to 14, his desperation to compete with Olympic Games in Paris In August it will be given. He British Open champion in 2022 is Tied for 10th at Tokyo’2021and now as world number 62 he has four other Australian compatriots ahead of him in the world rankings, which will determine which two Aussie players go to Paris.

Smith’s withdrawal from the LIV Tour meant he didn’t score points in the standings for most of his events, so he excelled at Augusta as well as PGA Championship in May and the US Open in Junethis is important if you want to compete Le Golf National, in Versailles, from August 1 to 4.

“I desperately want to be in Paris and represent Australia,” the former world number two told reporters in Miami, where she is competing this weekend at LIV in Doral.

“I have to play well to be in the Games and I’m only going to have three or four tournaments to do that before they make the selection. I guess I’ll play more pressure,” added Smith, who has finished in the top five at Augusta three times in seven shares.

Wearing the green jacket continues to be another big challenge for Cameron. “It’s a special place… I want to get it no matter what, it’s incredible,” said the ‘Aussie’. “We haven’t had LIV tournaments for three weeks and I’ve been practicing different strokes and ball flight control, important aspects when you play Augusta National,” he highlighted.

Smith, 30, is getting used to having more free time, as the vaunted partnership between LIV and the US PGA Tour seems a long way off. But he doesn’t complain. “In the last two years, I’ve probably had four or five more weeks of vacation and I’ve spent more time in Australia,” he said. “I don’t know if I’m willing to sacrifice being away from my family and things like I have in the past,” he added.