Cameron Smith ‘s 2025 season has been a rollercoaster, but it’s mostly been downhill. After missing the cut in all seven Official World Golf Ranking events he’s contested in, the 2022 Open champion now faces a tough week ahead at the 2025 Crown Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. It’s his only chance to redeem a year that has otherwise been starkly disappointing.

Speaking to the media ahead of the Australian Open, which kicks off on December 4th, Smith was candid about his struggles. “On some reflection, I guess over the weekend, it was a bad tournament,” he said. He missed the cut at the Australian PGA Championship last week, a tournament that he has won three times before (2018, 2019 & 2023).

“I didn’t play my best golf, but it does honestly feel like it’s right there. It’

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