Golf: Paul Gow, host Warren Smith and 2006 champion Geoff Ogilvy go through all the Aussies competing at this week's major, the US Open.
Why Smith is ‘built’ for brutal golf test; cult hero’s switch to spark major surge: Aussies at US OpenThe third men’s golf major of the year has arrived, with the 2024 US Open this weekend taking place at the notoriously tricky Pinehurst No. 2 course in North Carolina .
“I think Pinehurst No. 2 is a really good course for him. He’s a great ball striker but his real strength is around the greens. “I think he’s still mapping his way around with the best players in the world, he’s rubbing shoulders with them every week. Pinehurst is renowned for its tricky ‘turtleback’ greens, which resemble an upside down saucer – miss the middle, and your ball just rolls right off the green in each direction.
“Something as small as that. I learnt that from Adam Scott, he’s one of the best ballstrikers and it seems like he changes irons every week. In the third round he had three birdies in the space of four early holes and was five-under through ten. Then things unravelled in horrible fashion. A bogey, then a double two holes later. After a par seemed to steady things, he had three more double bogeys in a row – before finishing with a stunning triple bogey.Perhaps it was just an off weekend – and Smith has the pedigree to compete in the majors.
Ogilvy said: “Cam’s got the most envied swing on tour, I think. He just swings beautifully. He hits the ball really, really well. He does everything well, really.
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