Australian gol player Cam Smith has expressed his disappointment with the preparation of the courses for the Australian Open, stating that they do not provide a challenging test as expected. Smith believes that the winner will need to score 20 under to contend for the title, highlighting the current state of the Sandbelt courses.
Australian golfer Cam Smith says the players supported his blistering assessment of how the courses were prepared for this year’s Australian Open after his stinging criticism on the tournament’s eve.
Cameron Smith plays a shot from the bunker at the first hole at Victoria Golf Club during the first round of the Australian Open.“Hopefully, it firms up a bit and becomes a bit of a tougher test, but I can’t really see that happening,” Smith said after his round on Thursday. “The weather down here the last couple of weeks has been pretty good. I know they had some rain over the weekend then again this morning, but I have played down here in rain before, and it’s still being like that the next day, so I think that’s a bullshit excuse, to be honest. I think it’s just been prepared like this for a reason, and it’s not how these courses are meant to be played,” Smith said on Wednesday.“A lot of players liked ,” Smith said.
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