The grand slam champion has also enjoyed her own round at the home of golf, shooting an impressive six over par 78 off the men’s tees.
Golf lover Ash Barty is backing Cameron Smith to break Australia’s 29-year British Open drought after walking St Andrews’ famous fairways with the in-form world No.6.
For the second day running, Barty and her PGA golf trainee fiance Garry Kissick joined Smith for a practice round beforeFellow Australian big guns Adam Scott and Marc Leishman, who was runner-up in a play-off the last time the Open was held at St Andrews in 2015, also joined the group and posed for photos with Barty on the course’s iconic Swilcan Bridge.
Asked if Smith could become Australia’s first Open champion since Greg Norman at Royal St George’s in 1993, Barty beamed: “Of course he can”. The retired grand slam champion is more than an avid golfer, playing off a four handicap two years after winning the women’s A-grade club championship at Brisbane’s Brookwater Golf Club.
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