FedEx Cup standings

The Champion Golfer of the Year is expected to return next week at the Tour Championship.

Capturing the PGA Tour's flagship event, the Players Championship in March, the 28-year-old added to his career season in a major way by winning The Open at St. Andrews. This was the latest in what was a somewhat turbulent week for Smith, who has also been at the center of rumors surrounding a potential defection to LIV Golf. Smith is expected to return for the postseason finale, but it will be interesting to see just how much his name falls this week as positioning for the Tour Championship is crucial.

The British Open champion is third in the FedEx Cup standings after an eventful first playoff weekend and will easily qualify for next week's Tour ...

Only two shots out of the lead after Saturday’s third round in Memphis, Smith was hit with a two-shot penalty on Sunday for a rules violation that occurred during the third round. Cameron Smith, the second-ranked player in the world who is third in the FedEx Cup standings, has withdrawn from this week’s BMW Championship, the second of three playoff events. Smith, who won the British Open last month and is in position to capture the FedEx Cup title, is suffering from a hip issue, according to his management group.

Cameron Smith, has withdrawn from this week's BMW Championship with hip discomfort, as rumours linking him with a move to the LIV Series continue.

Smith, 28, has refused to comment on reports that he has agreed to join the LIV tour. He ranks third in the FedEx Cup race behind St Jude winner Will Zalatoris and world number one Scottie Scheffler, but will likely fall several spots in the standings by missing the BMW Championship that begins Thursday at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Del. "He has been dealing with some on and off hip discomfort for several months, and thought it best to rest this week in pursuit of the FedEx Cup," Smith's agent, Bud Martin, said in a statement released by the PGA Tour.

Cameron Smith has withdrawn from the second event of the FedEx Cup, citing a lingering hip issue.

With Smith’s departure the BMW Championship field is down to 68 players. He had arrived at TPC Southwind with a 54-hole score of 11 under par, before PGA Tour rules officials corrected his score to nine under. The withdraw from the BMW comes amid reports that Smith is soon departing for LIV Golf, reports that Smith has not necessarily quelled with multiple non-denial denials. Smith plans to tee it up at the Tour Championship finale at East Lake. The 28-year-old is determined to become the first Australian to win the FedEx Cup title. "My hip flared up yesterday. "I've had a couple of MRIs around it, and I will check with my team to see if we need another one."