Former world No.2 Cameron Smith has admitted he’s misplaced a “little bit of confidence” in his golf sport after lacking five-straight main cuts however is adamant he’s placing within the work to sort things as he eyes off back-to-back LIV group championship wins.
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After lacking the weekend on the British Open, Smith turned the one participant in 2025 to overlook all 4 main cuts.
He wasn’t alone in struggling at Royal Portrush, nevertheless, with solely one of many 9 Australians within the subject, Smith’s LIV teammate Marc Leishman, getting by means of.
However the consequence was the continuation of a battling run in 2025 for the 2022 British Open winner who’s sixteenth on the person LIV standings with a greatest results of a tie for fifth from 12 occasions.
Aside from the majors, Smith hasn’t ventured outdoors LIV to play this yr and his world rating has slipped to 212, the bottom it’s been since 2014.
It’s a far cry kind 2024 when Smith loved three group wins with LIV, together with the season-ending group championship.
Because it was confirmed this yr’s LIV season-ender can be performed in Michigan, with some adjustments to the format, Smith revealed his lack of confidence and what he was doing to work his method again.
“You’re consistently making an attempt to determine stuff out, whether or not you’re taking part in nice or whether or not you’re taking part in unhealthy. Golf is a humorous sport like that,” he stated.
“It’s been troublesome, I can’t fairly actually put my finger on it. I really feel like my technical stuff, notably with my swing, is pretty much as good because it’s ever been, and I’m not getting the outcomes from it. It’s been troublesome within the sense that it feels actually good, however I can’t go on the market and play my greatest golf.
“Working by means of it mentally, I really feel like I’ve misplaced slightly little bit of confidence in my sport. However I’m slowly getting that again, and that’s by means of laborious work and hitting the correct photographs on the golf course.
“It’s only a matter of time, I really feel like. I don’t assume it’s a technical concern or something like that. It’s just a bit little bit of a setback, and we’ll be proper again up there earlier than we all know it.”
Smith stated a brief sport focus within the wake of his early Open exit might assist him sort things.
“In all probability extra so than anything is the chipping and placing. I really feel like you may be taught loads about your full swing in these little pitch photographs,” he stated.
“I spend plenty of time across the inexperienced, plenty of time placing, after which go on the market and play the golf course.”
Smith is more likely to be part of Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott at this yr’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne however is but to substantiate his full end-of -year schedule.
Final yr, Smith performed six occasions in Australia, ending runner-up on the Australian PGA however forty eighth on the Open after criticising the set-up of Kingston Heath in what was the ultimate yr of the dual-gender format.