Cameron Smith Wants to Impersonate Greg Norman

Cameron Smith on Greg Norman’s trail The captain of the Ripper GC Team wants to follow Norman’s example in a home match: Cameron Smith will take the court during the New South Wales Open, one of the historic tournaments on Australian soil.

The tournament, which will be played at the Murray Downs Golf & Country Club course and is part of the PGA Tour of Australasia calendar, has a prize pool of $800,000 (double that of last season. Editor’s note). Now it is clear that, given the reality he lives in every day, the purse reserved for the winner is not the discriminator that convinced Smith to participate.

The 2022 Open Champion Golfer of the Year has repeatedly shown his attachment to his homeland and its traditions, and the New South Wales Open is one of them. The first edition of the tournament dates back to 1931, when it was born as an event reserved for residents of the state in the southeast of the Australian continent.

The restriction was lifted in 1958, after which the list of entrants was enriched with the names of prominent players, including, for example, Bill Rogers, Sam Torrance, Peter Senior, Craig Parry, Ian Baker-Finch and… Greg Norman.

Cameron Smith, statements

And here comes today’s topic. Greg Norman won the tournament four times, in 1978-1983, 1986 and 1988 (but the record holder is Norman von Vida, who won the title 6 times between 1939 and 1954, editor’s note), and Cameron Smith naturally wants to join the list of winners, although in principle he only shows his great enthusiasm.

“I love supporting Australian golf and if there is an opportunity I want to be involved.” “The NSW Open is going to be a huge tournament and I am really excited to be playing in this year’s event.”

“It’s great that it’s being played in a regional environment and I can’t wait to meet all the fans who come to Murray Downs.”