LIV Golf star Cameron Smith: "It was a terrible, terrible feeling"
LIV Golf star Cameron Smith has vowed to make amends after his meltdown at the Australian PGA Championship 12 months ago.
Cameron Smith has vowed to make amends at the Australian PGA Championship this week as he reflected on his disastrous performance 12 months ago.
Smith was visibly emotional as he the exited the tournament in Brisbane at the halfway stage last year, despite being the defending champion.
The LIV Golf man missed the cut by as many as nine strokes after an off-colour second round of 7-over 78.
In the immediate aftermath, he described his performance as 's---' and was close to tears.
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"I've performed under pressure before and it's not acceptable," he said.
Smith has endured mixed results in 2024. He did not win on the breakaway tour, although he finished runner-up on two occasions.
In the majors, Smith finished in the top-10 at The Masters, missed the cut at The Open, was a non-factor in the PGA Championship and finished in a tie for 32nd at the U.S. Open.
He has been handed a 6.10am tee time alongside home favourites Jason Day and Min Woo Lee.
In a pre-tournament news conference, Smith reflected on what transpired last year.
"It was completely disappointing to play how I did last year," he said. "It was terrible. It was a terrible feeling.
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