He would rather be fishing, wouldn’t he be?
Cameron Smith It has often made it look like this.
Never forget his big victories in TPC Sawgrass and Old course in St. Andrews. Forget the fact that he was once the No. 2 player in the world. The Aussie star has long sounded like a man who prefers Basi’s bond in bird luggage.
That was partly the reason he left for Liv in 2022, immediately after winning both Players cHampionship and The Claret South that year. He said he was tired of ruthless journey. He wanted a freer schedule, more time to sit down, more chances of throwing his line into the currents.
Golf? Smith liked it quite well. But he spoke of this as something he could take or leave mainly.
However, at the UK Liv Golf last week, 31-year-old Laidback with party locks in the back hit a different tone. He expressed fiery feelings about the game as he mourned his latest performance – specifically, his inaccurate performances in diplomas. Smith lost cutting in all four in 2025 (he was the only player to withdraw it to all four to do it), making it five fair degrees in which he failed to survive on the weekends.
“Yes, it absorbs playing badly on tours that probably means a little more than others,” Smith said through Golf Digest Australia At JCB Golf and Country Club in Midland, England. “I think it’s probably more a mental issue than the current technique. But this year, the main results were not good.”
From the standards of Smith Chill Beach-Vibe, his comments were practically counted as a noise. He had caused to be unhappy. In front of his last verse of lost cuts, which began in the 2024 open championship in Royal Troon, Smith had built a reputation to illuminate in large stages. Between 2020 and 2024, he marked the seven Top-10 conclusions in diplomas, including his open championship victory.
Since joining Liv three years ago, Smith has enjoyed the influx of success in Liv, with three individual titles (his team, Ripper GC, also won the Dallas team championship in 2024). But he has not won a title in Breakaway district since Liv Golf Bedminster in 2023.
While Smith’s talent has never been in doubt – he had a small career in his native country and won the 2013 Australian amateur – his willingness to grind is another issue. It has often been questioned. Smith himself has long admitted that he is neither a fitness mouse nor a verse mouse.
But motivation, Smith said, is not a matter these days. His 2022 open champion title came with a five-year exception to Masters, PGA Championship and US Open, so his country is safe in diplomas by 2027. But the time to start to get sharp now.
“Motivation is at a high time to get back to where I was, and even better than that,” he said. “So a change in attitude and I’m really focusing on the mental side … There is no reason I can’t finish this strong season.”
