Cameron Smith faces more LIV Golf speculation

Cameron Smith – file photo

Cameron Smith neither fuelled or doused the increasing speculation about a possible move to LIV Golf during his pre-event media conference at the opening event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the Fed Ex St Jude event, in Memphis today.

The suggestion that Smith might be about to join LIV Golf was raised this week by his fellow PGA Tour colleague and countryman, Cameron Percy, when he spoke to a Melbourne radio station but Smith was quick to cast a question mark over the source when asked.

“My goal here is to win the FedExCup Playoffs. That’s all I’m here for. If there’s something I need to say regarding the PGA TOUR or LIV, it will come from Cameron Smith, not Cameron Percy. I’m a man of my word and whenever you guys need to know anything, it’ll be said by me.

Seemingly agitated by what appeared to be a loose comment by Percy, Smith was again determined to remain focused on the job at hand and when asked if there was any truth to the suggestion in the Telegraph that he had already signed with LIV Smith again played a straight bat.

“I have no comment to that. Like I said, I’m here to play the FedExCup Playoffs. That’s been my focus the last week and a half, that’s what I’m here to do, I’m here to win the FedExCup Playoffs. And like I said, it will come from me, it won’t come from Cameron Percy.”

When asked if he would be in the field for the next LIV event in Boston on September Smith said; “Like I said, I’m here to play the FedExCup Playoffs, mate. That’s what I’m here to do. I’m here to win the FedExCup Playoffs, that’s my priority.”

Smith enters this week as the number two in the FedEx Cup standings behind Scottie Scheffler and is excited about the three event series which culminate at the Tour Championship in Atlanta in just over two week’s time.

“I have had a couple of good rest weeks, I guess, back home in Jacksonville, a few-night celebration and yeah, we had a really fun time. The last week and a half I guess has all been about prep. My trainer came in from Australia, he tried to get me back into shape before this big three weeks.

“Yeah, this golf course is course that I love. I’ve got a pretty decent record around here, really suits my eye. I love the grasses and yeah, can’t wait to get the week started.”