On Sunday, Cameron Smith walked onto a practice range about lunchtime and was told it was closed.

No matter who you are or how badly you need to erase the memories of the worst week of your career, you can’t do it now. Come back later.

The former British Open champion took it in good grace. He was advised it was done for safety reasons with (very few) fans walking adjacent to the range down the first hole during the tournament.

How bad did they think he was hitting them?

Instead, Smith wandered over to a nearby chipping area and scooped up some loose balls just so he had a few to work with.

While the Royal Queensland galleries snaked alongside Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott on the final day of the Australian PGA Championship, equally fascinating were Smith’s invisible hours.

Cameron Smith during the Australian PGA Championship.Credit: Getty

This week’s Australian Open now has an intriguing storyline never thought possible: can Smith rebound from the worst week of his professional career?

All golfers have bad days or weeks. Some have bad months and years. But never have Australian golf fans seen Smith play so badly, and react so emotionally.

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Why we’re about to learn a lot more about Cameron Smith

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27.11.2023

On Sunday, Cameron Smith walked onto a practice range about lunchtime and was told it was closed.

No matter who you are or how badly you need to erase the memories of the worst week of your career, you can’t do it now. Come back later.

The former British Open champion took it in good grace.........

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