Cameron Smith has dismissed the recent heavy rain in Melbourne as an excuse for the slow and soft conditions at Kingston Heath ahead of the Australian Open, scheduled to start on Thursday. Smith, seeking his first national open title, expressed disappointment during a pre-tournament press conference following Wednesday's pro-am round.
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“I’ve played down here at Kingston Heath in an Aussie Masters, and I’ve told this story a lot actually, where I was allowing 25-30 metres of run out with a pitching wedge which is a lot,” Smith recalled. “So, I think that’s a bulls*** excuse, to be honest. I think it’s been prepared like this for a reason and it’s now how these golf courses are meant to be played.”Behind the scenes, Smith has been critical of the move to a mixed gender format at the Australian Open which involves men, women and All Abilities tournaments being played on the same course at the same time, but in different groups from separate tees.
“It’s actually quite disappointing. I’ve been keeping an eye on the weather down here and was really quite excited to get down here with the weather they had last week, the hot temperatures,” he said. “It seems like it’s been left this way for a reason and I think it’s going to continue to be like that. This is probably the softest and slowest I’ve seen a Sandbelt golf course which is not ideal. Particularly for Aussies that love to come down here and be creative.
He finished runner-up to his former scholarship recipient Elvis Smylie at the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane last week after a tied second behind Ripper GC teammate Lucas Herbert at the NSW Open and a tied third at the Queensland PGA.
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