{"id":435648,"date":"2025-07-03T02:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T02:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=435648"},"modified":"2025-07-03T02:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T02:51:56","slug":"cameron-smith-enter-going-two-years-without-a-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/cameron-smith-enter-going-two-years-without-a-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Smith Enter Going Two Years Without A Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

When LIV Golf was getting off the ground, the renegade league made the controversial decision to poach players.\u00a0 The league famously offered some of the best players in the world some very generous contracts.\u00a0 Certain contracts are suspected to be worth over $100 million, a policy that will be changing in the near future.<\/a>\u00a0 This led to LIV getting some players like Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, and Bryson DeChambeau.\u00a0 Another player LIV acquired was former major winner Cameron Smith.\u00a0 A player who hasn\u2019t had a win in two years, but not without trying.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameron Smith\u2019s Record<\/span><\/h2>\n

After turning pro in 2013, Cameron Smith gained six PGA victories.<\/a>\u00a0 This includes the Open Championship<\/a> in 2022, a major tournament he has under his belt.\u00a0 Smith also had 3 international wins along with that.\u00a0 Not the best player, but he has never done too bad for himself.\u00a0 All those wins were spread out between 2016 and 2022, with at least one win per season.\u00a0 Not too shabby at all, it’s enough to get a decent record with field sizes of over one hundred fifty players on a normal week.\u00a0 This record would change just one year after joining LIV Golf in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

During LIV Golf<\/span><\/h2>\n

During Smith\u2019s first year on LIV Golf, he finished first in a couple of events<\/a>, including London and Bedminster.\u00a0 All while being regularly in the top thirty.\u00a0 After those two events, the best he has gotten is T2 in three events through 2024.\u00a0 Still an accomplishment to get that far in a league that is filled to the brim with all-star players.\u00a0 Smith currently has a loss streak of two years going.\u00a0 Most recently, in the LIV Dallas event<\/a>, he finished T13.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, Smith has a cut streak in the majors.\u00a0 Missing the cut at all three majors that have happened in 2025.\u00a0 Originally, Smith was looking like he was going to be one of the faces of LIV.\u00a0 Being a part of the league’s star lineup.\u00a0 With this long streak going, he stands to be at risk of being a forgotten player, despite victory often being just out of reach.\u00a0 An unfortunate outcome to have, especially when he is right there.\u00a0 LIV clearly sees some value in Smith, which is why they brought him on in the first place.\u00a0 He makes it pretty high in these events, even with the missed cuts at the majors accounted for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will Smith Make A Comeback?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Cameron Smith is still young, but he still has over ten years’ worth of experience on the pro circuit.\u00a0 It is still very much possible for him to turn his career around at a moment’s notice.\u00a0 This two-year slump can end.\u00a0 He did win a major event after all, right before joining LIV.\u00a0 He stands at #26 on LIV Golf, and he does get second in these events.\u00a0 With only a few exceptions, Smith is always in the top thirty.\u00a0 Smith is also more often than not in the top ten.\u00a0 He just needs to get out of this slump, and Smith will be back on track.\u00a0 Until then, Cameron Smith\u2019s record, although not that bad, is still in need of improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Photo Credit:\u00a0 \u00a9 Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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