The Gamers: Cameron Smith says it was ‘my time’ as he wins at TPC Sawgrass | Golf Information

“I’ve knocked on the door a number of instances and I simply felt prefer it was my time. I hit lots of high quality golf photographs and did not actually again down and simply saved making an attempt to make birdies,” says Cameron Smith after emotional victory at The Gamers in entrance of his household

Cameron Smith admitted he was not stunned by his victory at The Gamers Championship after feeling assured in his means forward of the match.

The Australian is aware of the structure nicely at TPC Sawgrass as he lives regionally and he used his data throughout a rollercoaster remaining spherical which featured 10 birdies and 4 bogeys, along with his 4 pars in his 66 equalling the fewest variety of pars in a profitable spherical on the PGA Tour during the last 40 years.

After a scare on the final, when he discovered water along with his second shot as he made a bogey to complete on 13 below, Smith ultimately completed one away from India’s Anirban Lahiri to safe his fifth PGA Tour success.

“I felt as if certainly one of these massive ones was the subsequent step for me,” Smith mentioned. “I’ve knocked on the door a number of instances and I simply felt prefer it was my time. I hit lots of high quality golf photographs and did not actually again down and simply saved making an attempt to make birdies.

“I felt actually snug on the vary with my irons, and I knew if I may someway get it within the fairway, I felt it was mine to win from the beginning.

“I really feel actually snug on the greens round right here, so I simply wanted to get it on the green, and if I may do this, then I knew I had a red-hot probability. Was ready to try this slightly bit on the entrance 9 not less than, after which form of bought a bit wavy there on the finish.”

Smith not a fan of the 18th

Smith gave the impression to be cruising to victory when a superb birdie on the par-three seventeenth took him three strokes clear, solely to bogey the ultimate gap and face an anxious wait to see whether or not he had completed sufficient to win the match.

“The 18th is a gap for me that does not actually swimsuit my eye,” Smith added. “I wish to work the ball left to proper off the tee. That is the place I really feel snug, and I really feel as if I can not hit that shot down there. Simply have not fairly figured that gap out.

“I believed the [second] shot was truly going to return out fairly comfortable as a result of it was in amongst some pine straw, and it truly got here out very nice. I used to be making an attempt to hit it in all probability 30 yards much less of that.

“I simply thought it was going to return out tumbling and simply roll out onto the green. Yeah, however simply form of come out good, and it was unlucky, however held it collectively and made an important up-and-down.”

Household celebrations for Smith

Smith was watched by his mom and sister, who he had not seen for greater than two years due to Covid-19 restrictions, with the 28-year-old, who will now transfer as much as world No 6, happy to rejoice the victory in entrance of his household.

“It is actually cool to have them right here. My major precedence actually was simply to hang around with them and golf was second for these few weeks.

“They came to visit final week, and golf actually took a again step, I suppose. I hadn’t seen them for therefore lengthy and all I wished to do was hang around with them. It is so cool to get a win for them.”