Cameron Smith

Key moments McIlroy begins his third round three shots behind leader Cameron Smith Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick in contention after strong second ...

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland teed off at 3.45pm, the former seeking his first major success in eight years. Smith, the world No 6 from Australia, was in brilliant form yesterday, shooting 64 — those two begin at 3.55pm. Hovland, who has yet to finish in the top ten at a major tournament, shot 66 yesterday to

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It gave the Australian a two-stroke lead over Cameron Young, with Rory McIlroy and his Ryder Cup team-mate Viktor Hovland one further back. Ok Twitter, who's ...

Although I am disappointed to be heading home, I had an incredible week at St Andrews celebrating 150 years of history and the game we love. Norway’s Hovland was having a mixed back nine, which included two birdies, two bogeys and a par when he reached the 455-yard 16th. “I know I’ve got the game. I just need to go out and play my game and play my golf over the next two days and that’s all I can do,” he said. Different day. Round of the day

An electrifying second round has Cameron Smith leading the way at the 2022 British Open from St. Andrews in Scotland. Third-round action on Saturday tees ...

He missed a birdie chance on the 18th. Right when it looked like it couldn’t get any better, he holed a 65-foot eagle putt on the 14th hole. McIlroy got one of the loudest cheers — for a shot, not a farewell — with his 25-foot birdie on the tough Road Hole at the 17th. His 8-under 64 gave him his first lead in a major, by two shots over PGA Tour rookie Cameron Young. Rory McIlroy was lurking another shot behind. “It’s very emotional for me,” he said. Other notable golfers to miss the cut included Keegan Bradley, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Collin Morikawa and Webb Simpson. Smith was at 13-under 131, the lowest 36-hole score in the Open at St. Andrews. He was tied with Viktor Hovland, who delivered his own thrills by holing out from 139 yards for eagle on the par-4 15th hole and finishing with a birdie for a 66. Young overcame a few mistakes and closed with a birdie for a 69, putting him in the last group with Smith going into the weekend. “To me it felt like this might have been my last British Open here at St. Andrews. And the fans, the ovation and the warmth, it was an unbelievable feeling.” Woods strode over the Swilcan Bridge without stopping to pose for pictures and said it “felt like the whole tournament was right there” when he walked the final 356 yards of what was otherwise a long day of 75 to miss the cut. Tiger Woods failed to make the cut at St. Andrews after shooting a 9-over in the first two rounds of the tournament.

First-round leader Cameron Young is the closest challenger but both Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland are three shots adrift at -10. Dustin Johnson is one shot ...

The latest to tee off: Adam Scott (-7), drills an iron down the first. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. First-round leader Cameron Young is the closest challenger but both Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland are three shots adrift at -10. Cameron Smith took a two-shot lead into the weekend after a spectacular round of 64 yesterday as the field took full advantage of gentle conditions at the Old Course. The Australian set a new low-scoring record at the halfway stage but he is hardly out of sight with a number of high-profile names in hot pursuit. The Open 2022 The Open 2022

Let's just say the Aussie was really on a roll during the second round at St. Andrews.

Keeping that kind of putting up over the weekend is a tall order. Smith's total of 253 feet worth of putts for the day is the most on record during a PGA Tour round. According to datagolf.com, the reigning Players champ gained a ridiculous 6.2 strokes putting alone on Friday, accounting for 80 percent of the 7.69 shots he gained on the field overall.

Catch me if you can. All that was missing from Cameron Smith's barnstorming charge during round two of the 150th Open Championship was a rousing…

He was also leading at this stage of the 2015 championship at St Andrews but slithered backwards into a share of 49th. A spurned birdie chance on the last, however, was something of an anti-climax but McIlroy, seeking a first major win in eight years, is right in there. It was McIlroy, though, who was at the vanguard of the night raid. The monstrous eagle putt, meanwhile, was something of a bonus. The world No 6 had sprinted out of the blocks with three birdies in a row as he raced to the turn in 31. When he upped the ante with a mighty eagle putt from some 60-feet on the 14th, this golfing wizard of Oz had fortified his position of authority.

Catch me if you can. All that was missing from Cameron Smith's barnstorming charge during round two of the 150th Open Championship was a rousing bugle call.

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Cameron Smith, during the second round of the Open Championship at St. Andrews, may have set a putting record.

465-yard, par-4 13th: 2 feet (par) 480-yard, par-4 4th: 2 feet (par) It’s here where you’re maybe wondering his secret, and GOLF’s Luke Kerr-Dineen took a nice look into that here. “They’ve been keeping statistics on the PGA Tour since 2004. According to the Open’s online scoreboard, Smith rolled in 255 feet of putts, which is about 15 feet more than Brent Geiberger’s record number from 2006, when he made 240 feet, 4 inches of putts. A lot of fun can be had with the length of putts Smith dropped over his Open Championship second round on Friday at St. Andrews. You can add this one, too.

Smith fired a solid eight-under 64 to snatch the lead from overnight leader – The Open debutant Cameron Young – by two strokes with tournament favourite Rory ...

Now, the Australian is staring at the possibility of winning his first Major trophy that too in the 150th edition of the prestigious British Open. Meanwhile, five LIV Golf players are in the mix led by two-time major champion Dustin Johnson, who carded a five-under 67 to end sole fifth after Round 2 at nine-under 135. He played on the International Team for 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The golfer scripted his best finish in the British Open till date, tied 20th, at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. He clinched the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua (Hawaii) followed by the PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass, where he pocketed the biggest pay cheque of his career at $3.6 million. On the par-4 452-yard second, Smith drove to 322 yards and then hit a 131-yard approach to land within 17 feet of the cup before draining his second birdie. He qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open and finished tied fourth that helped him get a direct entry into the next year's Masters Tournament at Augusta National. The same year he also scripted his best finish at the Masters, ending tied fifth. On the par-4 first hole, Smith hit a 255-yard tee shot followed by a 117-yard approach that landed 47 feet prior to the flag. On the par-4 398-yard third, the Aussie holed a 12 feet birdie only proving he has a strong short game. It's something I've always done, and I think it's key," Smith told reporters after his fabulous second round. "I don't take a practice stroke. The last thought of mine is to take a long, hard look at the hole and really feel the putt.

However, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and world number one Scottie Scheffler all ended the second round in a position to challenge for the Claret Jug over the ...

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Cameron Smith is nothing if not confident but the bravado that helped him win the PLAYERS Championship might have cost the ...

It flew in the face of Smith’s comments a day earlier when he was praising his patience over the opening two rounds. “I was just trying to hit it up over the stuff somewhere left of the pin. “Just one of those days unfortunately. But rather than take his medicine and pitch the ball a few yards away from trouble, he decided to attempt a miraculous shot. “I just miss hit it… That’s just a crazy shot…

Cameron Smith teed off in the third round of the 150th British Open in splendid sunshine at St Andrews on Saturday with the Australian defending his ...

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Cameron Smith backed up a historic Friday on the greens at St. Andrews with a putting performance he'll hope to soon forget.

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Smith began Saturday with a two-shot lead, but ended it four behind Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland and with plenty of regrets.

“It was a nice lie in the rough and I could be fairly aggressive. “Instead of the ball running out in the green, it ends up in the lip of a pot bunker. “Just got to get used to the conditions.” Scheffler ended up with a bogey on that hole, after two straight birdies on the 10th and 11th. Look, I feel like I played OK . . . wouldn’t take Einstein to figure out what went wrong on the back nine. “I think you just got to get used to the golf course and the firmness. Then he hacked out into more rough on a bank in front of the green, and failed to get up and down. And the weather in Scotland can change fast. Johnson bogeyed two of his next three holes, then hit a drive lower than he wanted to on No. 18 and nearly struck Swilcan Bridge in front of the tee box. Young’s ball bounced off to the right over the green, and his return chip flew past the pin and down the slope. Johnson was alone in seventh place, six shots off the lead. He ended it four behind Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland, and with plenty of regrets after his 1-over 73 that left him tied for third place at 12 under.

Cameron Smith says he will seek revenge on St Andrews' Old Course on the final day after squandering his Open Championship lead during a frustrating third ...

The 2013 Masters winner laughed when asked if he dreamed of a final round 62, but said it was plausible at the Old Course. But Smith is at least on the right side of history. Hovland has not won a Major while McIlroy faces daily questions about why he is winless at the Majors since the 2014 PGA Championship. “No putts were dropping, and it was quite frustrating,” Smith said after his round. World No.6 Smith three-putted the first hole and it set the tone for his one-over 73, one of only two over par rounds from players within the top 20. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler (11 under), Dustin Johnson (10 under) Matt Fitzpatrick and Adam Scott (nine under) are just some of the players within seven shots.

Cameron Smith's two-shot halfway lead becomes a four-stroke deficit heading into the final round of The Open at St Andrews, as Rory McIlroy and Viktor ...

And I feel like my patience was rewarded around the turn with a couple of birdies and that hole-out on 10. "I missed some opportunities early. Norwegian Hovland made a fast start with four birdies in a row from the third before Northern Ireland's McIlroy chipped in from a greenside bunker to eagle the 10th hole and edged ahead with a birdie on 14. With no stance, he was forced to play his approach out of the bunker and chunked his ball into the gorse. What appeared to be a great drive ran and ran and ran all the way to within half a metre of a fairway pot. Smith's round was the equal-worst of any player in the top 20 and left the world number six needing to play catch-up on championship Sunday.

Rory McIlroy, in search of his first major since 2014, is tied for the lead with Norway's Viktor Hovland entering Sunday's final round at St. Andrews.

Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, Dean Burmester, Abraham Ancer, Sadom Kaewkanjana and Xander Schauffele are all at 11 under. Cameron Smith, who led heading into Saturday’s third round, has two birdies on the front to pull within three shots of the lead. First-round leader Cameron Young is also three back, while 2013 champion Adam Scott, 2017 champ Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood and Si Woo Kim are five back.

With a Sunday 64 on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Australia's Cameron Smith won the 150th British Open for his first major title.

The only mistake he made was a poor approach to the 17th green, the Road Hole. You can’t miss it left there, and Smith did – leaving himself virtually no shot. His birdie at the 11th cut the lead to one before McIlroy followed with his birdie at the 10th. He had made five straight and gone a shot ahead of McIlroy. Smith then made birdies at the 12th, 13th and 14th holes – where he two-putted from 80 feet. And I'm going to try to make a dream come true tomorrow.’’ “The ovations coming on the greens, with the big grandstands.

A remarkable late surge from Cameron Smith saw the Australian win his first major in stunning fashion at the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews, ...

His four-stroke overhaul matched the largest comeback win at St. Andrews, most recently achieved by John Daly in 1995. Yet while the 33-year-old subsequently birdied just once more, up ahead Smith -- having already doubled the tally by his fifth hole -- burst through the back nine with a run of five birdies before adding one more at the 18th. With Young draining a dramatic final eagle just moments earlier, the Australian's eighth and final birdie of the round spared him a playoff, his victory assured after McIlroy failed to make the speculative eagle chip needed to draw level.

Smith birdied five consecutive holes in the final round at St. Andrews, shooting an 8-under 64 and overtaking Rory McIlroy for his first major title.

But he didn’t make a birdie over his last eight holes and shot 70 to finish in third at 18 under. Smith calmly stepped into his putt and knocked it in to win his first major championship. Young, who likely will be the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and was ranked in the 500s early last summer, closed with a 65 to finish at 19 under. But the man who prefers a rod and reel in his hands instead of a 9-iron unleashed the most powerful weapon of the day – his putter. The five consecutive birdies reeled in McIlroy and gave Smith the lead. But playing partner Cameron Young had driven the green and then knocked in a 15-footer for eagle to tie Smith if only for a moment.

Cameron Smith is one of the best putters in golf, and late on Open Championship Sunday, he got really hot.

That put an end to his streak of birdies, but it was enough to vault him into the lead as he navigated the final stretch. It started with a good drive just short of the 10th green. It was a truly astonishing run of golf, precisely at the moment he needed it most.

Smith fired a final-round 64 to win at St Andrews as McIlroy missed the chance to win his fifth major.

McIlroy was unable to convert his long birdie putt on the 17th as Smith putted up from short of the 18th green to set up a tap-in birdie, before playing partner Young holed from 15 feet for an eagle. An errant drive then meant Hovland was unable to reach the par-five fifth in two, but McIlroy easily found the putting surface with a towering iron shot and two-putted for his first birdie of the day to move two ahead. American Cameron Young made a brilliant eagle on the 18th in his closing 65 to force Smith to hole from two feet for his final birdie, leaving McIlroy needing his own eagle to force a four-hole play-off.

Cameron Smith came from four shots back to win The Open at St. Andrews for his first major championship title.

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The Australian shot 8-under 64 to overturn a four-shot deficit in the final round. It's his first major title.

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