AT RBC HERITAGE, CAMERON SMITH HAS MASTERS BEHIND HIM IN TIGER WOODS NEWS

(AP) – HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. Cameron Smith has put his poor swing on the 12th hole in the final round of the Masters behind him and is looking forward to continuing his excellent season at the RBC Heritage.

Smith played in the final group with champion Scottie Scheffler at Augusta National on Sunday. He, on the other hand, hit his tee shot into the sea in front of the difficult and often fatal par-3.

AT RBC HERITAGE, CAMERON SMITH HAS MASTERS BEHIND HIM IN TIGER WOODS NEWS

Smith is eager to go back to work at Harbour Town Golf Links this week after a couple of days of recuperation — and no golf.

He remarked on Wednesday, “I don’t believe I was depressed.” “I was just annoyed.” I felt like I was only one good swing away from being able to compete, and that’s how golf works.”

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Smith finished five strokes behind Scheffler in third place in the Masters. Smith, who won the Tournament of Champions in January and The Players Championship last month, put up yet another impressive performance in a season filled with them.

He’s now ranked fifth in the world and feels he can go much higher if he sticks to his method. In recent years, it has worked for him in Harbour Town. Half of his 20 career rounds have been in the 60s, including a 62 in the first round last year when he tied for ninth with winner Stewart Cink.

“I would have been astonished if you had asked me at the beginning of the year whether I would be here,” Smith added. “However, I’ve felt extremely good about my game in the past couple of months, and I feel like I’m playing the greatest golf of my life.”

PERSIST IN YOUR EFFORT.

Because of the emotional and physical toll of playing Augusta National, numerous Masters hopefuls usually miss this week. This week won’t be like that.

The RBC Heritage includes 14 of the top 21 players from last week’s leaderboard, including fifth-place Collin Morikawa, eighth-place Justin Thomas, and 12th-place Dustin Johnson.

“It’s pretty fascinating to see what Scottie’s done over the last couple of months,” said Morikawa, a two-time major winner whose most recent of five career titles came at the British Open last summer.

Morikawa’s game is enhanced by Harbour Town’s narrow fairways and compact greens. “So we’re seeking for that one tiny spark,” he said, “and this is a course I’ve been enjoying for the last couple of years.”

OBJECTIVES

According to Sportsbook.com, Morikawa and Thomas are 13-1 favorites to win the RBC Heritage.

CINK KITCHEN

Stewart Cink’s work has been followed by a slew of others.

Cink, the reigning winner, noted that when he was a young golfer in Alabama, he played with Tim Kitchens in a handful of competitions, and fans were enthralled by the pairing of Kitchens and Cink.

“Tiger believes he was the one who began it,” Cink, 48, said. “However, he wasn’t the one who started it.” Since I was a little child, I’ve been called ‘Kitchen.'”

Cink, who won here in 2000 and 2004, went on to win by four strokes after opening with consecutive 63s.

THE CUP OF THE PRESIDENT

Love will be assisted by Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson and Fred Couples in the next matches at Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte in September.

“Any part he wants,” Love responded when asked what function former captain Tiger Woods news could play.”

After seeing Woods compete in the Masters for four rounds on Augusta National’s steep, difficult circuit, Love stated, “I want to be an assistant captain, an adviser, or a player.”

“I had given up hope that he would ever play again, but he proved us wrong.” “I didn’t believe he’d be able to walk 72 holes at Augusta, since that’s one of our toughest walks,” Love said.