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6 December 2025

Nobody needs to jinx it, however certainly one of Australia’s celebrity male golfers might break a painstaking nationwide drought on Sunday.

With one spherical to play within the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott are all within the combine to win the trophy, whereas Lucas Herbert is an extended shot however can’t be counted out.

Not since Smith and Herbert’s Ripper GC teammate Matt Jones held off main champion Louis Oosthuizen by one shot at The Australian in Sydney in 2019 has a neighborhood lifted the Stonehaven Cup.

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This 12 months the event has a distinct vitality to it, nonetheless.

Since Jones’ second nationwide crowd, this week is the primary time the occasion has been performed within the conventional format of a stand-alone male-only event.

That change was one of many key components in bringing Rory McIlroy again to those shores, and the Masters champion has introduced swarms of individuals with him.

Greater than 30,000 followers lined the fairways and surrounded the tees and greens on Saturday after virtually 25,000 did the identical on Friday.

It has been a shocking three day celebration of Australian golf, and it appears like those that have confirmed as much as categorical their ardour for the game deserve certainly one of their very own to have fun on Sunday night.

Smith is the best-placed of the native hopes.

Solely two pictures behind chief Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Smith will come face-to-face with the Dane and Korea’s Si Woo Kim, who’s sharing second place with the Australian and Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz, at -12 within the last group.

It’s no-brainer who the crowds will likely be cheering for.

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It could even be a tremendous accident if Smith have been to win within the first 12 months the occasion reverted to its conventional format.

The 2022 Open champion was the combined gender occasion’s most vocal critic, and has reiterated all week that the large crowds and a world class golf course is strictly how the Australian Open needs to be.

A Smith victory would additionally mark an unimaginable turnaround after the worst 12 months of his skilled profession.

Earlier than this week, he had missed the minimize in seven straight world rating occasions.

He did not make the weekend in any respect 4 majors this 12 months.

These failures have sparked a craving for a maiden Australian Open title that has not burned as brilliant in recent times.

“25 out of 10,” was what Smith instructed reporters at Royal Melbourne on Saturday when requested to fee his motivation ranges.

“Yeah, simply really feel prefer it’s been a little bit of a crappy 12 months.”

Australia’s Cameron Smith acknowledges the applause after a birdie on the seventeenth gap through the third spherical of the Australian Open golf event on the Royal Melbourne Golf Membership in Melbourne on December 6, 2025. (Picture by William WEST / AFP)Supply: AFP

He additionally mentioned that success on Sunday “would shut a number of individuals up” after he has endured a lot criticism for his decline in leads to majors since becoming a member of LIV Golf three years in the past.

However on the course, the Queenslander is protecting a stage head.

“Yeah, I feel you simply received to play the golf course,” Smith mentioned.

“I do know that sounds very cliche, however there are some golf programs the place you may simply get on the market and hit it on the pin all day and go on the market and try to shoot eight or 9 underneath. It’s simply not this place.

“So simply play the correct pictures and hopefully get your self able to win the final two holes.”

It was put to him by a reporter that after the Brisbane Lions claimed back-to-back AFL premierships, his beloved Brisbane Broncos triumphed within the NRL and the Maroons gained rugby league’s State of Origin that ‘Queensland’s gained every thing this 12 months, why not the Australian Open golf?’

“I agree,” Smith replied.

Australia’s Cameron Smith (R) and caddie Sam Pinfold react after sinking a birdie putt through the third spherical of the Australian Open golf event on the Royal Melbourne Golf Membership in Melbourne on December 6, 2025. (Picture by William WEST / AFP)Supply: AFP

A second Scott Australian Open crown would even be a victory for Queensland.

The veteran would want to ship a particular last spherical as he sits alongside countryman Lee and New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier at -10, 5 pictures off the lead.

However Scott has at all times been somebody to see the larger image.

The previous world No.1 can sense the magnitude of the event, and if the trophy is out his attain, will likely be barracking onerous for certainly one of his compatriots to prime off every week that has showcased Australian golf to the remainder of the world in a glowing gentle.

“I feel it’d be large for whoever it’s,” Scott mentioned.

“It doesn’t matter what although, it’s been an unimaginable, I imply I feel it’s the speak of {the golfing} world this week.

“It’s received to have appeared so good. Friday on TV should have been insane, as we speak as effectively.

“And for anybody, any Australian profitable, like I mentioned on the presser earlier within the week, profitable the Aussie Open at Royal Melbourne’s the head of Aussie golf, so whoever does try this, if it’s an Aussie, it’s a good feather within the cap.”

Australia’s Adam Scott acknowledges the applause after sinking a birdie putt through the third spherical of the Australian Open golf event on the Royal Melbourne Golf Membership in Melbourne on December 6, 2025. (Picture by William WEST / AFP)Supply: AFP

Lee is daring to dream of being that Australian to succeed in the “pinnacle”, based on Scott.

The 27-year-old is driving an enormous wave of momentum with him into the ultimate spherical having strung collectively 4 consecutive birdies from holes 12 to fifteen on Saturday, and would little doubt be an extremely in style champion.

“I imply, something can occur tomorrow,” Lee mentioned. “Raz is taking part in, clearly nice golf, he completed effectively there, in order that hurts a little bit bit on the leaderboard, however I imply that’s what good gamers do and if I wish to be a greater participant, I received to make some birdies tomorrow.”

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 06: Min Woo Lee of Australia reacts after birdie on the thirteenth inexperienced on day three of the Crown Australian Open 2025 at The Royal Melbourne Golf Membership on December 06, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Photographs)Supply: Getty Photographs

Herbert is to not be discounted both.

The LIV Golf star is -8, six pictures off the lead, however was raised on the Melbourne Sandbelt and has the sport to go low when it’s wanted most.

He additionally nonetheless feels the sting of final 12 months’s last spherical at Kingston Heath, when he began the day in a share of the lead and fell to a share of fifth as American Ryggs Johnston claimed victory.

Herbert is fed up with seeing worldwide social gathering poopers, and needs himself or certainly one of his fellow Australians to feed off the vitality supplied by the fired up native crowd.

“All of us care an excessive amount of that we maintain letting these guys are available who’re internationals who didn’t develop up eager to win the Aussie Open,” Herbert mentioned.

“Taking part in within the final group final 12 months with Ryggs (Johnston), I wouldn’t have mentioned it was straightforward for him, nevertheless it appeared prefer it was simpler for him than it was for me.

“So particularly rising up round these areas, you may really feel like the burden of the world’s in your shoulders a little bit bit.

“Everybody, whether or not it’s Bendigo or Commonwealth the place I grew up taking part in my golf, everybody right here needs to see you win it.

“So it’s a pleasant privilege to should cope with that tonight.”

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 05: Lucas Herbert of Australia walks on the seventh gap on day two of the Crown Australian Open 2025 at The Royal Melbourne Golf Membership on December 05, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Picture by Josh Chadwick/Getty Photographs)Supply: Getty Photographs

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