Australian golf superstar Cameron Smith says he’s much happier that the Australian Open has returned to its original format, after being highly critical of event organisers last year when men and women played at the same time.
Smith, who last year lamented the softer condition of Kingston Heath because of a joint format with women, told reporters on Tuesday that he was consulted about separating the men’s and women’s events for this year.
Cameron Smith is much happier that the Australian Open has reverted to its original format.Credit: Getty Images
“I definitely had a few conversations with Golf Australia and [CEO] James Sutherland in particular. I think there was a lot of back and forth through the last couple of years and I think everyone is pretty happy with the result,” he said.
“Everyone is talking about the Aussie Open again, which is what we wanted. We wanted back at Royal Melbourne and we wanted it to be an event where international stars come down and compete and make it the event that it once was, so I think we are on the right track.”
