Cameron Smith packs on PDA with girlfriend Shanel Naoum after LIV Golf win

Australia's Cameron Smith emerged victorious at LIV Golf London but claimed the win was bittersweet at Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead.

Ben Smith

09 Jul 2023

Cameron Smith packs on PDA with girlfriend Shanel Naoum after LIV Golf win

Cameron Smith says his LIV Golf London win was 'bittersweet' after missing a short putt at the final hole to deny his Ripper side a first team victory.

Smith carded a 3-under 68 at Centurion Club to reach 15-under par after three days' play at Centurion Club.

He finished one stroke ahead of Patrick Reed and fellow Australian Marc Leishman at 14-under.

Smith's final hole was an eventful one. His individual victory looked all but assured but he struck his tee shot left and was forced to lay up at the par-5.

He found the greenside bunker with his third but failed to get up and down despite splashing out to a distance he usually gobbles up.

It handed Dustin Johnson's 4 Aces yet another team victory in the LIV Golf League. Had Smith made the putt, we would have seen the very first team playoff on the breakaway tour.

Smith revealed to the media in the immediate aftermath of his second LIV Golf individual victory that he has no plans to play golf next week ahead of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

"Just hang out in London, see all the sights, and yeah, just have a good time, relax," he said.

The 29-year-old Australian will attempt to defend the Claret Jug at a course he has never played before.

Smith suggested before this tournament began his landmark Open win at St. Andrews was 'somewhat' overshadowed by talk about whether or not he would join the rival league.

Asked to describe his emotions after his latest victory, Smith said:

"Yeah, I don't even know, to be honest. I kind of figured, you never know if your score counts, as well, so I was thinking that that putt on the last meant something, and like I said, I hit a good putt."

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He continued:

"Really mixed emotions. We've been talking about it all year. It's been in the group chats. Everyone has been playing good the last couple of weeks, Spain and here. I think the practice rounds have got a little bit tidier, a little bit more crisp. Probably just a little bit more attention, I guess, to detail out on the golf course.

"I was really expecting a big week last week. It wasn't really our weekend in Spain. We showed that we're a contender of the team stuff, and that's where we want to be every week."

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Smith's victory means that he will take home the top prize of $4m. It means that so far this season the Aussie has earned $9,449,167 in on course earnings.

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