Cameron Smith Explains How American Life ‘Has Been Tough’ and the Biggest Upside of Joining LIV Golf Tour

Since its inauguration, the Saudi-backed LIV Tour has roped in some of the biggest names in golf, making those players the center of controversial debates in recent times. The latest to join the pool is Cameron Smith.

After much speculations, yesterday, the 30th of August, the Australian sensation finally confirmed his move from the PGA Tour to the LIV Tour. Following the confirmation, the World No. 2 further came out in public and opened up about the reason behind his move.

Cameron Smith throws light on his decision

Similar to other players, the 29-year-old is also being accused of accepting the money minting contract of the LIV Tour as the reason behind his decision. While the Aussie star didn’t deny the accusation, he made sure to point out that the contract wasn’t the biggest reason behind his decision.

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Following the announcement, Smith, in a telephonic interview with a media organisation, admitted, “[Money] was definitely a factor in making that decision, I won’t ignore that or say that wasn’t a reason…”

He further added, “The biggest thing for me joining is [LIV’s] schedule is really appealing.”

Securing Special Temporary Membership of PGA Tour, Smith moved to the USA in 2015. Ever since then, every year, Smith has just been getting a couple of weeks to travel back to his home in Australia. However, as per the LIV Tour’s schedule, its off-season will begin in late October, and go up till mid-February. Doing the math, a player would have three months for himself, giving Smith plenty of time to head towards Australia.

“I’ll be able to spend more time at home in Australia and maybe have an event down there, as well,” Smith said. “I haven’t been able to do that, and to get that part of my life back was really appealing.”

Smith details the difficulties of living in the US

Shifting to a foreign country comes with a lot more cons than pros. Similar has been the case with Smith. Living in the USA for over seven years, the Aussie seems to have gelled well with the American culture. However, despite having adjusted to the foreign land, he clearly still has a lot of Australian connection left in him.

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Going further in the conversation, he gave a glimpse of the things he misses being thousands of kilometers away from his homeland. “I’ve lived over here seven years now, and I love living in the US, but just little things like missing friends’ weddings, birthday parties and seeing your mates having a great time at rugby league games has been tough,” he said.

The move by Smith also comes as an added advantage for him in terms of his participation in Australian tournaments. Having three months off season, Smith will hopefully head to Australia and play the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship, the latter of which he has won twice.

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