Cam Smith reveals the area of his game he wants to clean up ahead of Open

Over the weekend, Cameron Smith won LIV London after a masterful display of putting over the weekend. The Australian will now look to defend his title at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool after outdueling Rory McIlroy at St. Andrews last year.

After his win at Centurion Club, Smith spoke about his preparation for The Open.

“I feel like I’ve done so much work on my driver this year and it’s really been feeling good.

“It wasn’t its best weekend this weekend. I feel like I have to do some work on that. Even though it’s a links course, generally you have to hit a lot of different shots off tees.

“So, if there’s one thing, I think it would just be tidy up that driver, and I’ll be set. It’s the Open Championship, so you want to do your best. There’s always that pressure. It’s still got all the biggest names there.”

After a slow start to 2023, Smith has been regaining form of late, and has had some strong finishes at the past two major championships. He finished 9th at the PGA Championship and 4th at the U.S. Open.

“I think it’s more of a confidence thing there. Just winning again I think is nice.

“I’ve been knocking on the door. It’s nice to get one out of the way, and hopefully it opens the floodgates a little bit. There’s nothing worse going into a big golf tournament and you’re playing crappy golf.”

The 29-year-old has never played at Royal Liverpool, so plans on going there early to get some work in.

“I’ll have a bit of a longer prep than usual,” he said. “I’ll put the clubs down for three or four days, just hang out in London, see all the sights, and just have a good time, relax.”

With his short game and current form leading into the event, Smith will be tough to beat at Hoylake.

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