Two years on from his stirring St Andrews triumph, Cameron Smith is 15 shots off the lead after an opening-round 80 at Royal Troon with Adam Scott the pick of the Australians.
Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee have risen before first light to illuminate Australia’s British Open chances but Cam Smith’s hopes of reclaiming his 2022 title were plunged into darkness after a horror opening round at Royal Troon.
They both enjoyed their early lunches but, in the afternoon, Smith, spearhead of the six-strong Australian contingent just two years since his St Andrews triumph, had an inexplicably indigestible day, with a nine-over round of 80 triggered by a triple-bogey seven on the second. Cameron Smith said if you told him he’d shoot 80 in his opening round, he would have called it impossible.In the group behind, Scott, two days after his 44th birthday, opened his 24th successive Open bid with his spectacular splash-in, feeling it was the launchpad for a “very solid” round which persuades the 2013 Masters winner he could again contend for the Claret Jug after three previous top-five finishes.
For Smith, though, the chances of a second Claret Jug are over. Nothing went right from the start as the Queenslander found thick rough with his opening drive that led to a bogey, then ended up with a seven at the second after driving out of bounds.
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