“LIV is here to grow the game of golf”- Cameron Smith slams PGA Tour of being insecure
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Australian golfer Cameron Smith has been in the limelight since the time he decided to join the controversial LIV Golf earlier this year. The former World No.2 sent shockwaves in the community when he decided to switch loyalties. He has been under immense pressure since then.
The 29-year-old has been heavily criticised by people around the sports as well as fans. Thousands of people believe that the Aussie made a bad move by joining the Saudi-backed league only for money.
However, Cameron Smith remains unmoved by all the criticism and thinks he has made the right move,. He is pretty confident with his decision-making. The golfer believes in healthy competition.
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I feel like golf is owned by a group of people: Cameron Smith
“[Reconciliation] is definitely the way it’s gone in other sports,” Smith told AAP. “But it seems like this is going to be different, for some reason. I feel like golf is owned by a group of people and that it’s going to be hard to get it across the line.”
Smith also believed that the PGA Tour and people who are critical of his choices are afraid of the rebel league and seem to be insecure about it gaining popularity.
“Yeah, I think that’s probably the right way to put it. But I don’t see how it benefits professional golf to have a league of players like us who aren’t getting world ranking points,” Smith said. “It’s very bizarre and doesn’t offer a lot of credit to the ranking system if the best players in the world aren’t getting points.”
The bosses and players involved with the Saudi-backed league have been pretty vocal about the changes golf as a sport needs. LIV Golf leaders aim to enhance golfing and create opposition with a purpose to dominate in the coming years.
“I’m definitely not a politician and I’m far from the smartest guy on LIV league … but I guess it (criticism of playing in Saudi Arabia) is a little bit ironic. We’re here trying to grow the game of golf, create different pathways for a lot of different guys.”
“I think it’s a bit unfair to say there’s only one or two tours that you can make a career on. [LIV Golf] is just a different thing. As time goes on it’ll be perceived in a different way and we can move and start playing golf,” he concluded.
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Abhishek Nandwani
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