Cam Smith has ruled out playing extra events outside the majors to try to earn crucial rankings points for Olympic qualification he “desperately” craves, declaring officials “know without knowing” he deserves selection.
But Smith said predetermined qualification criteria put the LIV star at a “disadvantage”, as his ranking continues to slide having missed out on picking up crucial points at the Australian Open and PGA late in 2023 due to unexpected poor showings and no points on offer at LIV events.
The British Open champion was world No.2 when he saluted at St Andrews but has fallen to 35 on the most recent rankings, which makes him the second-highest-ranked Australian behind Jason Day, who has risen to 18 amid his career resurgence and off finishing tied for sixth at Pebble Beach last weekend.
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