Smith eyes big payday
QUEENSLAND golfer Cameron Smith is elated at securing a US Tour Championship debut and will lead the Australian charge at the FedExCup finale courtesy of his hot start to the PGA Tour’s $93 million playoffs.
Smith, 25, posted thirdplace results in the opening two events of the playoffs but couldn’t sustain his momentum at the BMW Championship in the US yesterday.
A final-round 72 at Aronimink Golf Club dropped Smith to a two-over total and he finished low on the leaderboard.
But it mattered little as Smith secured 10th position on the FedExCup standings heading into the 30-man Tour Championship next week.
After that event in Atlanta, Georgia, the leading points scorer is crowned the FedExCup champion and pockets a $13.9m bonus.