AUSCameron Smith is the captain of the 2024 LIV Golf Team Champion Ripper GC, and claimed his second career individual LIV Golf victory at LIV Golf London in 2023. Smith's other win came in his second start since joining the League in 2022 (Chicago). Winner of 11 other professional events, Smith won five times across multiple tours in 2022. The Australian star joined the immortals when he shot a final-round of 64 to come from four shots back to win The 150th Open Championship at St Andrews. Smith, who has represented Australia in several team events and won three Australian PGA Championships, reached the heights of No. 2 in the world. In 2024, Smith captained Ripper Golf Club to back-to-back team victories at LIV Golf Adelaide and LIV Golf Singapore.
QUICK FACTS ...
Greatest influence on golfing career? Dad
Golfer you most admire? Adam Scott
Number of holes-in-one? 5
If you could play any course in the world, it would be … Royal Melbourne/St Andrews
Golf achievement you’re most proud of? The Open win
Round of golf you’ve enjoyed the most? Last round at The Open, 2022
Your perfect golf shot? Trim fade
If you could acquire one trait from another golfer, what would it be? Drive like DJ
Shot that gives you the most difficulty? Draw with long irons
Most interesting thing about being a professional golfer? The traveling and different cultures
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Claimed his second career individual LIV victory at LIV Golf London in 2023, going wire-to-wire in a one-stroke win over Patrick Reed and Marc Leishman.
Winner of 11 professional events, including the 2022 Open Championship, the 150th playing of golf’s oldest major
Won for the first time as a LIV Golf member in his second start (Chicago)
Won five times across multiple tours in 2022, including the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland
Ranked world No. 2, the highest ranking among any LIV Golf player upon accepting membership
First Australian player to reach as high as world No. 2 since 2017
Played in the men’s competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, finished tied for 10th
Has posted a career-best three wins in 2022
Shot final-round 64 at St Andrews to rally from four strokes down to win the Claret Jug
Has five additional top-10 finishes in majors
Won consecutive Australian PGA Championships in 2017-18, and won the event for a third time in 2022
Received the Greg Norman Medal in 2020 for best professional golfer, male or female, on the world stage
Has represented Australia in multiple team events
Began playing golf at age 2 at Wantima Country Club outside Brisbane
WINS (1)
2022 Open Championship – Smith claimed his first major on the strength of a red-hot putter … Made 255 feet of putts in shooting a second-round 64 … His 36-hole total of 131 was the lowest score in the first two rounds of any Open played at St Andrews … Shot another 64 in the final round to rally from four strokes down … It was the lowest score ever shot in the final round to win the Open at St Andrews … Said Smith: “To win an Open Championship in itself is probably going to be a golfer’s highlight in their career. To do it around St Andrews, I think, is just unbelievable."
STARTS AND FINISHES
Masters
Starts: 8
Best finish: 2nd (2020)
Top 10s: 5
Cuts made: 8
PGA Championship
Starts: 9
Best finish: 9th (2023)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts made: 8
U.S. Open
Starts: 8
Best finish: 4th (2015)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts made: 5
Open Championship
Starts: 7
Best finish: Won (2022)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts made: 5