Cameron Smith

As we watch Cameron Smith try to keep up with Scottie Scheffler in the final round of the 2022 Masters, we're obviously all in awe of Smith's game, ...

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — You could hear the entire continent of Australia groan as Cameron Smith's tee shot on No. 12 splashed into Rae's Creek during the final round ...

To the Aussie's credit, he eventually bounced back with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16 on his way to a T-3 finish. Even more so after Smith birdied the first two holes on Sunday as the final pairing distanced itself from the rest of the field. That's because as the Action Network's Darren Rovell reported earlier on Sunday, someone had bet on Smith and Scottie Scheffler to finish 1-2 at Augusta National this week.

American Scottie Scheffler shows why he is the world's number one men's golfer, winning the Masters at Augusta National from Rory McIlroy, as Cameron ...

It really doesn't get any better than that. Just about a tap in. He finds the green and keeps it on the right level. He is a truly great golfer, one of the very best in the world. Smith birdied the first two to pull within a shot of Scheffler, only for Scottie to chip in for birdie at the third to flip the script straight back. He's not the first, he certainly won't be the last. A couple of lucky breaks here and there and I'm sure I'll be putting the green jacket on one day. It was a perfect nine iron, and just a really bad swing. It's emotional just getting into this field, so to win is so special for all of them. Thank you so much for your company this morning. By Dean Bilton But the 12th, as it has so many times in Masters history, was decisive.

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“Both of us are in good form so I’m definitely looking forward to the challenge of playing with him. The 28-year-old from Brisbane also has his name in the Masters record books already, becoming the first player to shoot in the 60s in all four rounds when finishing joint runner-up – with Im – to Dustin Johnson in 2020. Four months later, the two hottest players in golf made up the final pair in the closing round of the 86th Masters as they threatened to turn the year’s first major into a head-to-head duel.

His pitch shot from the penalty area sailed over the green. Another iffy pitch and two putts later, he tapped in for a triple bogey that dropped him six shots ...

In the span of 20 minutes, what looked potentially doable quickly morphed first to doubtful, then impossible. An opening 39 on Friday led to a 2-over 74, leaving him six shots off Scheffler's pace. Clearly rattled, the player known for his mullet haircut seemed to let his anger get ahold of him. He calmly drained a 15-foot birdie on the difficult par-4 11th to move to three shots behind. The treacherous 12th is where countless hopes of victories at Augusta National have gone to die. The Brisbane-born Smith said he had hoped the folks back home would wake around 5 a.m. to watch him take aim at tracking down Scheffler. The early returns provided those who tuned in with a noncaffeinated jolt.

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Just unfortunate, but I’ll grow from this and be stronger for it.” As Scheffler and Smith started the back nine, an ominous warning sounded as a mighty roar rolled across Augusta National after McIlroy carded an eagle at the 13th to get to six-under for the tournament. “It’s just a really bad swing,” Smith said.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Cameron Smith closed his eyes once, closed them twice, then let his 9-iron slip from his right hand. He knew right away.

Australia's Cameron Smith is three shots behind Scottie Scheffler heading into the final round at Augusta. Can the Queenslander become just Australia's ...

Australia’s green jacket hopes crashed on the 12th hole when Cameron Smith splashed his tee shot and made a triple bogey six - only moments after he clawed his way back to three shots behind Scheffler. The 28-year-old Queenslander wound up in a tie for third, five shots behind the American. Thanks for staying with us right through the morning in what was a topsy-turvy last 18 holes at Augusta National. We’ll do it all again next year.

Cameron Smith speaks about the devastating moment when his Masters chances evaporated, describing his water-bound shot on the 12th as "my worst swing of the ...

I feel like it's a place that really suits my game. A dejected Smith was never the same over the closing holes, as he finished up with a 1-over round of 73 that left him four shots from the lead in a tie for third place with Ireland's Shane Lowry. The 28-year-old was within three shots of the lead after a birdie on 11, and he turned up at the famous 140-metre par-three 12th and decided to go for it.

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“I lost a little bit of weight and my body moves a little bit quicker when I don’t have so much around my belly.” It started with a three-month offseason workout routine. It helped him gain about 10 yards per drive (from a 286 average to 297 yards).

Cameron Smith's hopes of winning his first major vanished on the 12th hole during the final round of the Masters.

Just don't expect the avid rugby fan and occasional fisherman to get consumed by it. He calmly drained a 15-foot birdie on the difficult par-4 11th to move to three shots behind. An opening 39 on Friday led to a 2-over 74, leaving him six shots off Scheffler's pace. In the span of 20 minutes, what looked potentially doable quickly morphed first to doubtful, then impossible. The swing. One that cost him a chance at putting any pressure on eventual champion Scottie Scheffler down the stretch.

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The commitment to that shot was not a good one. “That’s not a small deficiency when you play Augusta. “I feel really comfortably around this place. “It was all fine,” he said. Not his heart.” “We saw it at Sawgrass and he recovered from them. Only your money wouldn’t have been on Smith to capitulate with a short iron in hand. Smith still has the potential to become a giant of the game, with his short game already the envy of many of his rivals. “It was his worst swing of the day by far and it cost him the chance to go down the stretch with Scheffler. “And as much as he was trying to take it on, he knew it wasn’t the right thing to do. Ian Baker-Finch suggested in commentary that Smith might “hit a little eight-iron to the middle of the green” next time on the 12th. “The cavalier way that he plays the game, the swashbuckling way, is going to leave himself prone and open to a lot of mistakes,” McGinley said.

Four months later, the two hottest players in golf made up the final pair in the closing round of the 86th Masters as they threatened to turn the year's first ...

“Both of us are in good form so I’m definitely looking forward to the challenge of playing with him. The 28-year-old from Brisbane also has his name in the Masters record books already, becoming the first player to shoot in the 60s in all four rounds when finishing joint runner-up – with Im – to Dustin Johnson in 2020. Four months later, the two hottest players in golf made up the final pair in the closing round of the 86th Masters as they threatened to turn the year’s first major into a head-to-head duel.

Australian golfer Cameron Smith has heartbreakingly finished third at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National, after finding the water on the 12th hole.