Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith, during the second round of the Open Championship at St. Andrews, may have set a putting record.

465-yard, par-4 13th: 2 feet (par) 480-yard, par-4 4th: 2 feet (par) It’s here where you’re maybe wondering his secret, and GOLF’s Luke Kerr-Dineen took a nice look into that here. “They’ve been keeping statistics on the PGA Tour since 2004. According to the Open’s online scoreboard, Smith rolled in 255 feet of putts, which is about 15 feet more than Brent Geiberger’s record number from 2006, when he made 240 feet, 4 inches of putts. A lot of fun can be had with the length of putts Smith dropped over his Open Championship second round on Friday at St. Andrews. You can add this one, too.

However, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and world number one Scottie Scheffler all ended the second round in a position to challenge for the Claret Jug over the ...

It gave the Australian a two-stroke lead over Cameron Young, with Rory McIlroy and his Ryder Cup team-mate Viktor Hovland one further back.

Norway’s Hovland was having a mixed back nine, which included two birdies, two bogeys and a par when he reached the 455-yard 16th. Different Cameron. Same result. “I know I’ve got the game. Different day. I just need to go out and play my game and play my golf over the next two days and that’s all I can do,” he said. Round of the day

Cameron Smith's two-shot halfway lead becomes a four-stroke deficit heading into the final round of The Open at St Andrews, as Rory McIlroy and Viktor ...

And I feel like my patience was rewarded around the turn with a couple of birdies and that hole-out on 10. "I missed some opportunities early. Norwegian Hovland made a fast start with four birdies in a row from the third before Northern Ireland's McIlroy chipped in from a greenside bunker to eagle the 10th hole and edged ahead with a birdie on 14. With no stance, he was forced to play his approach out of the bunker and chunked his ball into the gorse. What appeared to be a great drive ran and ran and ran all the way to within half a metre of a fairway pot. Smith's round was the equal-worst of any player in the top 20 and left the world number six needing to play catch-up on championship Sunday.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Cameron Smith is nothing if not confident but the bravado that helped him win the PLAYERS Championship might have cost the ...

It flew in the face of Smith’s comments a day earlier when he was praising his patience over the opening two rounds. “I was just trying to hit it up over the stuff somewhere left of the pin. “Just one of those days unfortunately. But rather than take his medicine and pitch the ball a few yards away from trouble, he decided to attempt a miraculous shot. “I just miss hit it… That’s just a crazy shot…

Cameron Smith teed off in the third round of the 150th British Open in splendid sunshine at St Andrews on Saturday with the Australian defending his ...

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Cameron Smith says he will seek revenge on St Andrews' Old Course on the final day after squandering his Open Championship lead during a frustrating third ...

The 2013 Masters winner laughed when asked if he dreamed of a final round 62, but said it was plausible at the Old Course. But Smith is at least on the right side of history. Hovland has not won a Major while McIlroy faces daily questions about why he is winless at the Majors since the 2014 PGA Championship. “No putts were dropping, and it was quite frustrating,” Smith said after his round. World No.6 Smith three-putted the first hole and it set the tone for his one-over 73, one of only two over par rounds from players within the top 20. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler (11 under), Dustin Johnson (10 under) Matt Fitzpatrick and Adam Scott (nine under) are just some of the players within seven shots.

Aussie World No. 6 Cameron Smith has had a brutal third day at The Open but is still within striking distance of the leaders ahead of the final day at St ...

I just need to do it for one more day.” The highlight of McIlroy’s day was a sensational chip-in from a bunker for an eagle two at the 10th. And it was a nice result,” he said. It was a bit of a hard swing.” Somewhere left of the pin, there was so much room up there, I thought I could do it but obviously not. “That was pretty cool. “It must have got a bit of a bad kick and then it ended up where it was. “I stuck in there pretty good and I hit the ball pretty good. Meanwhile if Cam Smith has a weakness it’s one poor round in 4. “(The second shot) I was just trying to hit it up over the stuff. It’s kind of a blind tee shot so you can’t really see,” he said. “The golfing gods weren’t with me today. It’s probably actually the best I’ve hit it all week.