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Cam Smith reveals the element of LIV Golf that ‘scared’ him the most

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The will-he-won’t-he saga of Cameron Smith joining LIV was put to bed in August last year, with the former world ranked number two explaining his reasons for joining the rebel tour.

Scheduling, playing in his home country, team events and, of course, around $100 million were all motivating factors according to the winner of the 150th Open Championship, but he also had a minor doubt.

In a recent interview with Straight Down The Middle’ish podcast, the 2022 Players Championship victor said:

“Probably one of the biggest things I was scared about was the shotgun start. 

It worked so good. We were off at the same time every day, everyone’s playing in the same conditions [and] sure it’s a bit of a shit show before the round getting guys out to their tees and stuff but it’s only 10 minutes.”

It seems the only negative according to the Australian star, winner of his third Australian PGA Championship last November, who enthused about his ultimate in career decisions:

“It was definitely a big decision [joining LIV], but I feel as though I definitely made the right decision. I’ve played five or six events out there and the way I’ve seen it progress over that short period of time, it’s going in the right direction. The fans love it.

“I think there’s a lot more for people to do out there. It’s a fun time. The way I would describe it is that it’s more like going to a sporting event than a golf tournament.”

With the major season soon to begin with The Masters, the four-time Augusta top-10 star is confident that he can better his efforts from 2020 and 2022, two occasions when he could have easily turned a silver and bronze medal into gold.

“Yep. I feel like that’s my next one [The Masters] that I really wanna tick off. I genuinely feel like I’ve played my best golf around Augusta, it just hasn’t lined up.”

“You know, when you win a tournament, you get a lucky bounce or the putts just fall in.”

Whilst the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are involved in a legal battle over the banning of ex-PGA players, at the end of last year Augusta National confirmed they would allow “those eligible under our current criteria to compete in the 2023 Masters Tournament.”

That should mean seeing the likes of former champions Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Sergio Garcia tee it up alongside Smith, at Tea Olive – the first hole of the 87th Masters Championship, on April 6th.

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LET pro gives detailed financial breakdown of first week on tour…and the net result may shock you

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On Friday morning, Ladies European Tour player, Hannah Gregg, took to social media to share her weekly expenses playing on the LET.

“Expenses of my first week on Ladies European Tour: Flights: $2600 Work Visa: $350 

  • Food: $377 
  • Caddie: $0 because I have an amazing Fiancé 
  • Hotel: $0 because  @GregChalmersPGA sorted me host housing for the week!  
  • Rental Car: +0 because the Tour Tee guys GAVE me their car  
  • Gas: $165 
  • Entry Fee: $130 
  • Lounge Pass for caddie: $50 
  • Gym: $0 
  • Yardage book: $0 
  • Total expenses: $3672 

Made cut, finished 54th, total earned: $1244 Factor in 35% tax on earnings. To break even, needed to finish 24th. To make money, 21st. Guess we have our goals laid out for next event!”

When factoring in Gregg’s free housing, free caddie and free rental car, it’s evident that most LET players would have to finish well inside of the top-20 to make any money.

With ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around in professional golf these days, it’s important to remember the other side of the coin as well. There are countless professionals out there who struggle to get by on their golf salary.

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54-hole golf tour deemed eligible for OWGR points…but it’s not LIV

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After a seventeen-month application process, a 54-hole golf tour was deemed eligible for OWGR points.

Unfortunately, for LIV Golf and their fans, it was the Clutch Pro Tour.

After the decision, which is effective immediately, OWGR chairman Peter Dawson issued a statement.

“This is a significant milestone for golf, and OWGR is deeply encouraged by the achievement and the continued efforts in developing the sport of golf in the United Kingdom.”

“We look forward to watching the progress of the Clutch Pro Tour as it continues to play a key role in the development of players from the region,” Dawson added.

The Clutch Pro Tour operates in the United Kingdom and features a 36-hole cut. It also has an open qualifying school.

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Charlie Woods attempting to qualify for spot at 2024 U.S. Open

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As first reported by Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated, Charlie Woods will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The first stage of qualifying for this year’s tournament will be an 18-hole local event on Thursday, April 25th, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

There will be 84 players in the field, five of which will reach the 36-hole qualifier that will take place in June.

Earlier this season, Charlie attempted to qualify for the Cognizant Classic, and struggled, shooting an 86.

If the younger Woods is able to qualify, he will tee it up in the same field as his father in a few months at one of the more historic U.S. Open venues.

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