cameron smith He became the fifth Australian golfer to win the British Open on Sunday. He joined the club they formed Greg Norman (1986 and 1993), Ian Baker Finch (1991), Kel Nagle (1960) and the great Peter Thomson (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958 and 1965).
His best Grand Slams results to date are tied at 2nd in 2020 (victory by Dustin Johnson), again tied again at 3rd in Augusta this 2022 (win by Scottie Scheffler and 2nd by Rory McIlroy) ), a tied 4th at the Open USA in 2015 and tied at 5th at the 2018 Masters.
Cameron Smith played his fifth British Open, his best result in this ‘major’ that tied at 20th at Royal Portrush in 2019.
He barely collected four wins on the American PGA Tour: a Sony Open in Hawaii in 2020, the Zurich Classic also paired with the US, the Tournament of Champions he beat Jon Rahm in January with a total circuit record of 34. under par, and the considered fifth ‘excellent’, The Players in Sawgrass, for which he also gave an exhibit on Sunday signing 66 strokes.
It’s like Cameron when he’s on the field he does nothing. He suffered and had a careful day on Saturday, finishing 4 strokes to the back of the head shared by McIlroy and Viktor Hovland, still green for this type of challenge, fourth tied at the end with Englishman Tommy Fleetwood. But this Sunday he retaliated with a lap to frame.
Yesterday, Sunday, he stressed with his birdies a McIlroy helpless before the hurricane of punches, games and putts from the Australian. A tough machine that stops when it is on the roll. Everyone’s favorite was Rory, but pushing people wasn’t enough for winning four ‘majors’ between 2011 and 2014.
Smith, who looks like a rock singer with short blonde hair and a closely shaved mustache, the strange way of walking in the field, and that ritual of showing a little of his emotions when he is close when he wins, make him a unique champion. But it looks like the top of a pine tree.
“What a week …”, the ‘aussie’ began by saying at the Jarra delivery ceremony on the 18th green. “This conquest is what makes all the work done for years worthwhile”, he added, for immediately thanking Royal & Ancient for preparing a course that was “fast, with hard flags. It turned out to be impressive. It seemed like a lot of Australians were following me, and thanks to them, I continued the fight, ”he said, holding the microphone, before the spectators applauded on the stands.
Source: La Verdad
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