Putting an End to the PGA Tour vs LIV Golf Rivalry, Warm Embrace Between Cameron Smith and Billy Horschel Earns Golf World’s Approval

With the Masters Tournament scheduled to begin tomorrow, fans have no reason to hold their excitement in. After all, the field is full of talented golfers and past tournament champions. However, this time, there is certainly a divide among these players, thanks to the never-ending LIV Golf controversies. But with the fans expecting a heated game on the course tomorrow, the internet has now seen a different side of the whole dispute. And it has got everything to do with Cameron Smith and Billy Horschel.

Fans react to rare Cameron Smith-Billy Horschel moment ahead of the Masters

Cameron Smith has been involved in several controversies in his professional career. But at the same time, the golfer has made countless fans with his random humble gestures during his PGA Tour journey. However, ever since he made the jump to LIV Golf, he has been out of media trouble. And when asked why he decided to make the transition, he admitted that “[Money] was definitely a factor in making that decision, I won’t ignore that or say that wasn’t a reason,”

While on the other hand, one of Smith’s best buddies, Billy Horschel, decided to stick to his legacy on the PGA Tour. Moreover, he has proven his loyalty towards the Tour numerous times with his harsh statements about the LIV Golf League. In fact, he referred to Saudi defectors as ‘hypocrites’ for their wish to participate in the PGA Tour Championship last year!

But despite having completely opposite mindsets and perspectives towards LIV Golf, the two have surprisingly maintained their bond with each other. And fans were shocked to see what the PGA Tour pro did during his recent Masters practice round when he saw his old friend Smith on the course.

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As tweeted by FlushingItGolf, “It’s cool to see that Billy Ho went up to Cam Smith on the practice field yesterday and gave him a hug. “All my mates are still my mates” 👍.

The page also posted a picture of the two fishing partners hugging on the field with Smith smiling wide! Notably, fans had all kinds of reactions to the news on social media. Here’s what some of them had to say:

“Wasn’t Billy trying to get on LIV?”

“Where you play golf doesn’t come between fishing partners if you are a real fisherman😊”

“Smith and Billy are great friends. Smith took his own boat ride with Billy.”

“Shocking, if you leave the tour with class, people still like you.”

“Billy has heard the feedback. He knows the media is the problem, not the players.”

“That is cool. Why can’t we all just get along (and golf)?”

“They fish all the time together”

“Cam n Billy 👏👏👏❤️”

Well, it was surprising to see how despite the great divide, fans finally chose to see beyond the rivalry and accept the players for their personal relationship with each other. As nice as it was to see Horschel reaching out to his buddy, it was equally humble of Smith to keep the LIV Golf vs PGA Tour scuffle aside for a minute.

What was Horschel’s reaction to Smith joining LIV Golf?

Horschel and Smith share a beautiful friendship on and off the course. The two golf stars have been spending a lot of time together fishing even after Smith decided to switch to LIV Golf. But when asked about his reaction to his best friend leaving the PGA Tour, Horschel said, “I’ll miss him if he decides to go.’’

“He would be the biggest loss in my mind…he would be a big loss. I’m biased. He’s one of my best friends. He would be the biggest star to leave the PGA Tour at this point in time.’’ Horschel added.

Clearly, the golfer was unhappy with his pal’s decision to leave the American Tour. But he has been extremely supportive of Smith, no matter what he decides to do with his career. And that’s what differentiates the two from all the other professional golfers.

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