Cameron Smith was again round his Ripper GC teammates heading in the right direction in Miami on Sunday and is on monitor for the Masters after pulling out of the LIV occasion with sickness.
The British Open winner solely lasted the opening spherical, struggling to a three-over 75, earlier than withdrawing and interrupting what had been a strong build-up to the primary main of the 12 months at Augusta.
Smith returned to the driving vary earlier than the ultimate spherical of the occasion to say his goodbyes to his teammates as he opted to benefit from the additional day and head to the Masters early.
He nonetheless regarded lower than 100 per cent and greedy as water bottle as he mentioned he was “getting there” to the well-wishers who aren’t among the many 13 LIV gamers who earned a spot at Augusta.
Having arrived on the Masters underprepared in 2023, his first full-season on the LIV tour, Smith was adamant he’d timed his run significantly better this 12 months with extra tournaments and the final one in Miami was purported to be the right tune-up.
“Final 12 months we solely performed two or thrice earlier than Augusta, this time we’ve 5 tournaments and a bit little bit of lead time entering into to Miami,” he informed NewsCorp final month.,
“We will zone in on and make these little tweaks we predict we have to make. it’s undoubtedly a greater competitors set-up this 12 months and higher timing.”
Smith has a stellar file at Augusta with 4 top-10 Masters finishes and is one in all 5 Australians on the occasion together with 2013 champ Adam Scott, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Cameron Davis and newbie Jasper Stubbs.
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