Cameron Smith is hoping a crowded marketing campaign will result in an elusive Australian Open crown after the famous person golfer signed on for the match in Melbourne subsequent month.
After committing to play within the PGA Championship, the Queensland PGA and the NSW Open, Australia’s final main winner has locked in an opportunity to win his first nationwide title, with the match performed at Kingston Heath Golf Membership and The Victoria Golf Membership from November 28 to December 1.
Fellow main winner Jason Day and his Olympic teammate Min Woo Lee, together with Cam Davis are among the many Australian males who’ve additionally dedicated to play, whereas world quantity seven West Australian Hannah Inexperienced leads the ladies’s discipline within the dual-gender match.
LIV golfer Smith, whose all-Australian staff final month collected a $20.5 million payday for taking out the Crew Championship occasion, has performed in 11 Australian Opens however to this point come up empty-handed.
“I do not know if it has been a tough match for me however there’s been a few exhausting capsules to swallow prior to now,'” stated Smith from his Queensland dwelling.
“I have been shut a few instances, misplaced in a play-off, so there’s positively some motivation there to win it and get that trophy.
“It is one which I’ve all the time needed to win, one which’s all the time been on my radar and I really feel like I’ve prepped for lots and I simply have not been capable of do it but.”
The Queensland PGA at Nudgee Golf Membership (October 31 to November 3) kicks off his match run adopted by the NSW Open, performed at Murray Downs close to the Victorian border, on November 14 to 17.
Smith will then return to his dwelling state for the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland on November 21-24 earlier than the Open.
“I’ve simply obtained some further time, and I really feel like final yr I had quite a lot of break day and obtained to do some actually cool issues in Australia that I have not been capable of do,” the 31-year-old stated.
“I actually needed to be prepped for the final couple of occasions, they’re clearly smaller tournaments however I feel it is good to offer again to Australian golf wherever I can.
“I had some spare time so somewhat than sitting on the lounge, truly performing some work and prepping for the large ones — not solely on the finish of yr however main into subsequent yr — it simply made a bit of little bit of sense for me to do this.”
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