Cameron Smith

Australian Cameron Smith claimed record prize money for an 72-hole golf event of $3.6m (£2.8m) with victory at the Players Championship.

There was no losing it, he flat out won it and you have to respect that.” “I feel as though one of these big ones was the next step for me. I hit lots of quality golf shots and did not back down.”

Cameron Smith claims the biggest win of his career as a Players Championship that featured storm delays and near freezing temperatures concludes in warm ...

Cameron Smith made his record-tying 10th birdie of the round on the 17th hole, helping power his 1-shot victory at the Players Championship on Monday.

It was the only shot he dropped all day, and his best finish on the PGA Tour came with a $2.18 million consolation prize. Instead of a mid-iron into the par-5, he had to punch it out short. After a penalty drop, his 60-yard wedge spun next to the hole to 3 feet for a bogey. Keegan Bradley was among four players who had a chance over the last hour. He shot 68 and finished fifth. The wind didn't really do much for maybe three-quarters of the shot, and it held it up right there at the end. The bone-chilling temperatures Sunday made it tough on everyone. The ball ended up 4 feet away, and the Australian golfer made his record-tying 10th birdie of the round. They arrived a week before the Players Championship to see Smith in his adopted hometown of Ponte Vedra Beach. Only after the 28-year-old Australian capped a long week with the biggest win of his career did he lose control of his emotions. It's nice to see them and nice to get a win for them.'' When he punched out from under the trees and into the water on the closing hole, he never panicked.

The 28-year-old found the water on the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass as he carded 10 birdies and four bogeys to finish on 13 under par, but overnight leader Anirban ...

Had to make a lot of good par putts as well there at the end. He said: “It’s really cool to have them here. Birdies at the 10th and 11th holes saw Keegan Bradley join Smith and Casey at the head of the field as rain started to fall, and a three for Hovland at 14 increased the pack to four, but Smith picked up shots at the 10th and 11th to lead from Casey and Bradley at 11 under. My main priority really was just to hang out with them and golf was second for these few weeks. And yeah, it’s definitely the strength of my game. It kept me in it.

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“He thinks back to a time when he beat them,” Price said. “Then I started crying.” And Cameron? “He had a bit of a giggle. Cameron Smith would sleep well Monday night, in a bed of his own. “His self-belief is everything. Cameron gets a kick out of the stories about his grandfather, but his toughness is a product of more than that. I think that's kind of instilled in all of us.” He finally had to accept that it was just too far, and set about making a life for himself here, leaning on friends like Aron Price, himself an Aussie touring professional before turning to real estate. But he brought a lot of people, those who came before him, along for the ride en route to his fifth PGA TOUR win. Although Hilliar picked up golf recreationally, and Sharon expected her dad was almost certainly watching Smith from Brisbane on Monday, glued to the TV set, the sport that would make his grandson famous would have meant nothing to him then. “Mel started crying first,” Sharon said. He picked her.” They're working-class people who have had to work their whole life to live basically, and yeah, I guess that's just kind of what I grew up in."

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At that very same moment, Lahiri had birdied the 17th to move to within two shots of Smith. As the Australian faltered, others started to make their move. At that very same moment, Lahiri had birdied the 17th to move to within two shots of Smith. However, he inexplicably then bogeyed the next three holes to fall back. As the Australian faltered, others started to make their move. However, he inexplicably then bogeyed the next three holes to fall back.

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Smith made the putt to record his 10th birdie of the day en route to a six-under 66. “That was way more aggressive than anticpated,” said Gary Koch. Take a look and a listen to the shot. Instead, Smith’s shot landed four feet to the right of the flag.

The Aussie survived a near-disaster on the 18th to get the job done in an enthralling final round at TPC Sawgrass.

He made his tenth birdie of the day at the 'island' green 17th where he went straight at the right Sunday pin and calmly holed from within 5ft for a 2. I hadn't seen them for so long and all I wanted to do was hang out with them. He could even manage a nervy bogey at the last after his chip-out from the trees ran into the lake guarding the left side of the finishing hole. It's so cool to get a win for them." It's nice to get it done," Smith said, before emotionally describing how his mother and sister were in the crowd. A long, hard week and so nice to come out on top.

The 28-year-old found the water on the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass as he carded 10 birdies and four bogeys to finish on 13 under par, but overnight leader Anirban ...

Had to make a lot of good par putts as well there at the end. He said: “It’s really cool to have them here. Birdies at the 10th and 11th holes saw Keegan Bradley join Smith and Casey at the head of the field as rain started to fall, and a three for Hovland at 14 increased the pack to four, but Smith picked up shots at the 10th and 11th to lead from Casey and Bradley at 11 under. My main priority really was just to hang out with them and golf was second for these few weeks. And yeah, it’s definitely the strength of my game. It kept me in it.

The 28-year-old found the water on the 18th hole at TPC Sawgrass as he carded 10 birdies and four bogeys to finish on 13 under par, but overnight leader Anirban ...

Had to make a lot of good par putts as well there at the end. He said: “It’s really cool to have them here. Birdies at the 10th and 11th holes saw Keegan Bradley join Smith and Casey at the head of the field as rain started to fall, and a three for Hovland at 14 increased the pack to four, but Smith picked up shots at the 10th and 11th to lead from Casey and Bradley at 11 under. My main priority really was just to hang out with them and golf was second for these few weeks. And yeah, it’s definitely the strength of my game. It kept me in it.

A red-hot putter that he put in play a little more than a year ago helped Cameron Smith win the 2022 Players.

“I actually put it in the bag this tournament last year,” Smith said at this year’s Sony Open in Hawaii. “It's got a little slant neck on it. A 14-foot par save on 14 and another eight-footer save on 15—only his second and third pars of the round—kept the momentum and margin intact. Cameron Smith is off to quite the start in 2022.

Cameron Smith knows only one way to play the game and that led him to the biggest victory of his career.

To be where he is now, potentially just the beginning of his star career, where he wants to be, yeah, it’s not surprising to any of us that have followed him.” But instead of collapsing, he summoned the grit to hole a 10-footer to win, punctuating his victory with an iconic fist pump. “The next shot, that’s Cam Smith right there,” Pinfold said. My heart was in the throat there for a second, but I knew it was the right club.” Smith returned the 9-iron to Pinfold, with a knowing grin. Smith’s line was directly over the bunker, about 10 feet left of the flag ... and he pushed it, slightly, leading to a few anxious moments in the air. In sudden death at the FedExCup playoff opener, he splashed his tee shot in the Hudson River to hand the title to his opponent. He had 238 yards to the flag for his third shot. At the WGC in Memphis, he drilled a tree and went out of bounds while trying to play a hero shot on the 72nd hole. Knowing he needed to attack a “soft and sticky” course after a week of heavy rain, Smith’s 10 final-day birdies matched the most in a competitive round at TPC Sawgrass. He filled it up early, with four birdies to open. “Cam had to stand up and hit that shot, and all of a sudden, that fairway looks very small,” Kelly said. “And sure enough, he hits the exact shot he had to.

Cameron Smith took home the 2022 Players Championship title while lining up his golf ball in this usual manner.

Maybe that means moving the sidestamp line forward to free up your mind, or opting for a putter with a different alignment aid. But when Getty Images snapped a photo of Smith’s Pro V1x in the address position, the line was facing forward. In Smith’s case, what makes him great is his ability to “freewheel it” when things aren’t going his way.

Smith raced into the lead in the final round and his collection of 10 birdies was enough to clinch the biggest title of his career.

Had to make a lot of good par putts as well there at the end. He said: “It’s really cool to have them here. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. My main priority really was just to hang out with them and golf was second for these few weeks. And yeah, it’s definitely the strength of my game. It kept me in it.

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With just four pars on his card, Smith closed with a 66 to finish with a 13-under-par 209 total, winning by a single shot from Lahiri after the world No 322 closed with a 69. Knox, who birdied the par-5 11th before then three-putting the short 13th, signed off in style by rolling in a 15-footer to birdie the last for the second time in the day. His second at the last from trees on the right came out cleaner than he’d anticipated and ended up in the water, with Lahiri rolling in a birdie putt at the 17th seconds later to cut the deficit to just two again.