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The Australian
5 hours ago
- Sport
- The Australian
Cameron Smith reveals confidence crisis after missing all 2025 major cuts
Former world No.2 Cameron Smith has admitted he's lost a 'bit of confidence' in his golf game after missing five-straight major cuts but is adamant he's putting in the work to fix things as he eyes off back-to-back LIV team championship wins. After missing the weekend at the British Open, Smith became the only player in 2025 to miss all four major cuts. He wasn't alone in struggling at Royal Portrush, however, with only one of the nine Australians in the field, Smith's LIV teammate Marc Leishman, getting through. But the result was the continuation of a battling run in 2025 for the 2022 British Open winner who is 16th on the individual LIV standings with a best result of a tie for fifth from 12 events. Cameron Smith missed the cut at The Open. Picture:Other than the majors, Smith hasn't ventured outside LIV to play this year and his world ranking has slipped to 212, the lowest it's been since 2014. It's a far cry form 2024 when Smith enjoyed three team wins with LIV, including the season-ending team championship. As it was confirmed this year's LIV season-ender would be played in Michigan, with some changes to the format, Smith revealed his loss of confidence and what he was doing to work his way back. 'You're constantly trying to figure stuff out, whether you're playing great or whether you're playing bad. Golf is a funny game like that,' he said. 'It's been difficult, I can't quite really put my finger on it. I feel like my technical stuff, particularly with my swing, is as good as it's ever been, and I'm not getting the results from it. It's been difficult in the sense that it feels really good, but I can't go out there and play my best golf. 'Working through it mentally, I feel like I've lost a little bit of confidence in my game. But I'm slowly getting that back, and that's through hard work and hitting the right shots on the golf course. Smith is battling for confidence. Picture:'It's just a matter of time, I feel like. I don't think it's a technical issue or anything like that. It's just a little bit of a setback, and we'll be right back up there before we know it.' Smith said a short game focus in the wake of his early Open exit could help him fix things. 'Probably more so than anything else is the chipping and putting. I feel like you can learn a lot about your full swing in those little pitch shots,' he said. 'I spend a lot of time around the green, a lot of time putting, and then go out there and play the golf course.' Smith is likely to join Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott at this year's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne but is yet to confirm his full end-of -year schedule. Last year, Smith played six events in Australia, finishing runner-up at the Australian PGA but 48th at the Open after criticising the set-up of Kingston Heath in what was the final year of the dual-gender format.
Fox News
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Jena Sims fires back at critics who say she got 'Happy Gilmore 2' role through husband Brooks Koepka
Jena Sims is tired of hearing that she only appeared in Netflix's "Happy Gilmore 2" just because her husband, LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka, was in it. Sims posted a TikTok video on Monday night, where she pushed back on the narrative that she only received a cameo in the hit Adam Sandler sequel because Koepka was one of the main golfers involved. "When I actually auditioned for Happy Gilmore 2, but everyone thinks I'm in it because of my husband," Sims captioned her TikTok. Sims had a few seconds of screen time in the film, which featured 74 different cameos, from golf stars like Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo, to Travis Kelce and Bad Bunny. She was one of the die-hard golf fans of a rival to Sandler's iconic Happy Gilmore character. Meanwhile, Koepka was among the golfers who competed against the new "Maxi Golf" league team in the film. He was alongside fellow LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau and PGA Tour stars Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Other present-day golfers like Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Keegan Bradley and Collin Morikawa, among others. Sims also spoke to People about how she offered some acting tips to her husband. "He felt like he was stepping into my world," Sims explained. "I had to teach him how to read a script and how to find certain things within the script. It was cool watching him step out of his comfort zone because that rarely happens." Sims, 36, is an actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, who married the five-time major champion in 2022.
USA Today
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Nelly Korda, Charley Hull enjoyed filming Happy Gilmore 2 but Hull 'couldn't be an actress'
Charley Hull was born about a month after the original "Happy Gilmore" movie came out in 1996. Nelly Korda, who turned 27 on Monday, is two years younger than Hull. Both joined a host of golf stars – including fellow No. 1 Scottie Scheffler – in the comedy hit's sequel, which brings back Adam Sandler in the lead role. "Happy Gilmore 2" was released on Netflix July 25 and, according to Variety, 46.7 million viewers streamed the movie in just three days — making it the biggest U.S. opening weekend in Netflix history. Korda said she planned to watch the movie sometime this week while she's competing at the AIG Women's British Open in Wales. "It was so cool getting to meet Adam Sandler, getting to be part of that process, and actually seeing how difficult acting is from that point of view," said Korda. "That scene with Shooter was amazing to see just from my point of view, his acting, and how much it takes. "That scene took all day. It was like a 20-second scene. The appreciation for their lifestyle and their job definitely grew for me. For me, it was just so cool to be a part of, and getting to do it with Nancy (Lopez) is a lot of fun too." England's Charley Hull said the filming process was also long but "good fun." "Never thought I'd be in a movie, but there you go," she said. "Definitely safe to say I couldn't be an actress. Just filming that scene all day, I haven't got the patience." Other golf stars in the film include Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris from the PGA Tour, as well as Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka from LIV Golf. PGA Tour legends Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and John Daly also joined in the fun.
Reuters
14 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
PGA-LIV talks non-existent as new CEO takes over with full plate
July 30 - Adam Scott helped hire Brian Rulapp, the new CEO of the PGA Tour, as part of the tour's search committee and player Policy Board, and he understands better than most the important role Rulapp will play in negotiations with LIV Golf. There is hope from the tour that Rulapp, a veteran of two decades with the NFL, can energize stalled talks with LIV. Many prominent players would like to unify the divided tours, but optimism has dwindled since a February session with LIV and President Donald Trump at the White House. Scott was part of the PGA contingent that huddled in D.C. with representatives from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the financer of LIV Golf. Since then, he said there's "not much happening." "I don't know if more White House visits are really necessary. It was really quite an experience, I have to say," Scott said Wednesday. "Those conversations haven't advanced far from there." Scott is focused on the course this week at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. He's under pressure in the event as the FedEx Cup playoff would start without him if he can't improve on his current standing (85th). The mild-mannered Scott calmly said he's embracing the "do or die" position in North Carolina starting Thursday. It's the same part of Rulapp's demeanor that convinced Scott he was the right man for the tour's CEO job. "I think he's coming in at a very interesting time in the professional game and I think that calm demeanor's going to serve him well," Scott said. --Field Level Media
USA Today
16 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
Adam Scott confirms what has been widely reported about PGA Tour, LIV Golf unification
Adam Scott confirmed what has widely been reported: there's little movement in efforts to reunify men's professional golf. As a member of the PGA Tour's policy board, Scott has had a front row seat in the negotiations between the Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of LIV Golf. Scott participated in the talks earlier this year, which were orchestrated by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House. Asked on Wednesday for a status report during a pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, Scott said, 'there's not much happening between, I don't know if more White House visits are really necessary. It was really quite an experience, I have to say. Those conversations haven't advanced far from there.' Optimism was high that a deal was forthcoming earlier in the year but the last meeting in February in which PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Scott and Tiger Woods met with President Trump and PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan did not go as planned. The goal of the meeting was to expedite the federal government's approval of a deal, originally outlined in a Framework Agreement in June 2023, which would see PIF invest $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises, the Tour's new, for-profit entity. With talks hitting a road block, Scott suggested that new Tour Enterprises CEO Brian Rolapp, who started his job on Monday, will be responsible for leading the process forward as Monahan, who announced he intended to complete his contract through 2026 as commissioner, hands off the baton. 'With Brian stepping in, a lot of that's going to fall onto his desk now. I think that he needs some time to kind of really get up to speed and understand what's going on with that,' Scott said. The Aussie also served on the search committee that eventually selected Rolapp, a highly-respected executive for more than 20 years at the NFL, to steer the Tour through these turbulent times. 'His credentials are obviously excellent on paper, but I have a few things that I really liked about Brian,' Scott said. 'He has a very calm nature about him, you know, to me, which was one of the guys involved, I thought I quite liked that. I think he's coming in at a very interesting time in the professional game and I think that calm demeanor's going to serve him well.' Scott's words confirm the rumors that negotiations have stalled with both sides entrenched in their corners and neither willing to compromise. At No. 85 in the FedEx Cup standings, Scott has more pressing concerns this week – trying to earn his way into the playoffs at the final regular-season event. 'It's do or die,' Scott said. 'That's a fun way to play. Sometimes we or I have fell in the trap of like there's always next week if it doesn't work out and that's not the case here, so I think that's not a pressure but more motivation.'
