Cameron Smith (golfer)


Cameron Smith is an Australian professional golfer. Partnered with Jonas Blixt, they won the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. His biggest individual successes have been in winning the 2020 Sony Open and the Australian PGA Championship, which he won in 2017 and 2018. Smith tied for fourth place in the 2015 U.S. Open.

Professional career

Smith turned professional in 2013. He has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia since 2013. He was tied for second at the 2015 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship and at the 2016 Emirates Australian Open.
Smith played on the Asian Tour in 2014, finishing in the top-10 seven times and finishing 5th on the Order of Merit. His best finish was tied for second at the 2014 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters. Smith's first PGA Tour event was the CIMB Classic in October 2014, which was a co-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour; he tied for 5th.
In April 2015, Smith tied for 15th in the RBC Heritage, playing on a sponsor's exemption. After qualifying for the 2015 U.S. Open, his top-4 finish earned him an invitation to the 2016 Masters Tournament. The finish also earned Smith Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2015 season. Smith earned his 2015–16 PGA Tour card by earning enough as a non-member to have been in the top 125 on the money list: his best three events would have been sufficient.
In 2016 Smith finished 157th in the FedEx points list. His performance in the Web.com Tour Finals, where he was runner-up in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, allowed him to return to the PGA Tour for 2017.
In May 2017, Smith, partnered with Jonas Blixt, won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the first team event on the PGA Tour since 1981. The pair did not make a bogey during the tournament and defeated Scott Brown and Kevin Kisner in a playoff. It was Smith's first career PGA Tour win. He had two top-10 finishes on the 2017 PGA Tour, tying for 6th place at the Valero Texas Open and for 7th at the Wyndham Championship and finished 46th in the FedEx Cup standings. He started the new PGA Tour season by tying for 5th place in the CIMB Classic in Malaysia and finishing 3rd in the CJ Cup in South Korea in late 2017. Smith continued his good form by finishing 4th in the Emirates Australian Open and then winning the Australian PGA Championship the following week, beating Jordan Zunic in a playoff.
On 2 December 2018, Smith defended his title at the Australian PGA Championship, winning by two strokes over Marc Leishman.
Smith has been coached and mentored since 2004 by Golf Queensland coach Grant Field.
In December 2019, Smith played on the International team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Smith went 1–1–1 and won his Sunday singles match against Justin Thomas.
In January 2020, Smith won the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff over Brendan Steele; his first individual victory on the PGA Tour.

Amateur wins

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12017Zurich Classic of New Orleans
 Scott Brown and Kevin KisnerWon with birdie on fourth extra hole
22020Sony Open in Hawaii Brendan SteeleWon with par on first extra hole

European Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12017Australian PGA Championship Jordan ZunicWon with par on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12016Emirates Australian Open Ashley Hall, Jordan SpiethSpieth won with birdie on first extra hole
22017Australian PGA Championship Jordan ZunicWon with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional