Cameron Smith has rubbished suggestions that he and fellow LIV Golf defectors won’t factor at the Masters and received a glowing endorsement of his credentials from former champion Adam Scott.
Critics have questioned Smith’s ability to continue contending on the sport’s biggest stages, fearing the 2022 British Open champion may have lost competitive edge while only playing sparingly and against weaker fields over 54 holes.
Smith, though, says that’s ‘B.S’.
‘There’s a lot of chatter going around about ‘these guys don’t play real golf anymore’. And I think it’s B.S. to be honest. And we just want to show people that,’ the world No.5 said after his pro-am round at the LIV Golf International Orlando in Florida.
Suspended from the PGA Tour, Smith is contesting only his fourth event of a so-far modest year but is backing himself to once again excel at Augusta National, where the 29-year-old boasts a supremely consistent record.
‘Obviously first and foremost for me, I’m trying to go there and play the best golf I can,’ said Smith, one of 18 LIV golfers set to tee up at the Masters.
‘It’s important for us to go there, really show a high standard of golf which we know we’re all capable of.
Source : DailyMail
