Cameron Smith has admitted that LIV Golf fields are “not as deep” as the PGA Tour’s, although the Australian maintained that the Saudi-backed circuit has many players who can play “some really serious golf” as he called on his fellow players to contend at this week’s Masters.
Smith joined LIV Golf for a reported fee north of $100m after the FedEx Cup last year, with his decision seemingly made after his 150th Open triumph at St Andrews where he failed to deny the rumors in his winning press conference. The 29-year-old is one of 18 LIV players in the field this week and notably the only one who had a pre-tournament press conference.
Speaking to the media on Monday, the 2020 Masters runner-up admitted that LIV fields aren’t as strong as the PGA Tours, said that LIV players “needed” to be up there to show people they play real golf and maintained he is “really, really happy” with the decision he made last year.
The World No.6 arrives at Augusta frustrated with his form after a 29th-place finish in Orlando last week, coming after a 26th in Tucson and a 6th in Mayakoba.
“I think for me, I’m just trying to play the best golf I can. For me it’s frustration when I’m playing like this on any tour,” Smith said after being asked if his relevance is dwindling following his decision to join LIV Golf and leave the PGA Tour.
“As the LIV Tour grows and the fields get deeper and stronger and all that stuff unfolds, it’s just going to be better and better. I can’t wait to see it unfold personally.
“I think the competition’s there. I just don’t think it’s as deep. Like I said before, we have lots of good guys that have won lots of really prestigious tournaments, Majors. There’s definitely lot of guys that keep you on your toes, and I don’t think that’s a problem. I think I’m just not playing really good golf at the moment, and I’m trying to fix that.”
Smith captured his maiden Major title at last year’s 150th Open
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Smith says there are some tournaments that he has missed after his move to the Greg Norman-fronted circuit, where he captains the all-Aussie Ripper GC franchise. He notably missed his title defence at The Players Championship as well as designated events including the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the WGC-Match Play.
“Yeah, for sure there’s been a couple of tournaments that I really have enjoyed in the past that I feel like I’ve missed out on,” he said. “But at the same time, I’ve made my bed and I’m…
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