Taking part in in his ultimate tournament prior to protecting his Obvious Championship next this occasion, Cameron Smith survived a extreme bogey on Sunday to win the LIV Golfing tournament at Centurion Membership in London.
The Australian shot 3-under 68 to complete at 15 beneath, one stroke forward of American Patrick Reed (65 on Sunday) and Smith’s Ripper Golfing Membership teammate Marc Leishman (66) of Australia.
Smith made 3 birdies (Nos. 2, 3 and eight) and one bogey (Disagree. 5) at the entrance 9. At the again 9, birdies got here at Nos. 10, 13 and the par-3 seventeenth, however bogeys at Disagree. 12 and on the 529-yard, par-5 completing hollow took away any cushion.
Reed entered the month in 5th playground at 8 beneath. His 4Aces GC received the crew identify at 34 beneath. Fellow American citizens Pat Perez (9 beneath) and Dustin Johnson (10 beneath) rounded out the most productive 3 rankings.
The Ripper crew of Australians Smith, Leishman and Jediah Morgan (even) was once 2d, only one stroke at the back of at 33 beneath upcoming Smith neglected his par putt at Disagree. 18.
“Obviously thrilled about the individual win but it would have been nice to get up there with the boys,” Smith mentioned. “I hit a good putt, too, so yeah, it’s a bit of mixed emotions I think at the moment.”
Stinger GC — with rankings from South Africans Louis Oosthuizen (12 beneath) Dean Burmester (7 beneath) and Branden Grace (6 beneath) — was once 3rd at 29 beneath.
Smith’s most up-to-date win was once in September within the LIV tournament close Chicago.
