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How Do You Kill The Fire In The Belly?

Athletes and sportspeople are driven to achieve greatness. Personal bests are their daily bread. So, how do you kill the fire in the belly? How do you put out the fire? You saturate it in the prizes that are supposed to come with reaching the mountain top. You inundate, these previously driven individuals, with masses of money and expensive gifts. In Cameron Smith’s case you pay this major golfing talent a reported $130 million to sign on with LIV Golf and have him play exhibition golf. Material comfort does not provoke elite performances. Extreme material comfort puts out that fire.

Extinguishing The Burning Drive To Achieve

Sport is a great example of humankind coming from rags to achieve riches. It happens again and again. Kids from the gutter rising up on the back of their talent and drive to scale the mountain top of sporting greatness. If you circumnavigate that via premature commerciality rewarding the individual ahead of time, you can kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Cameron Smith has missed the cut in most of the majors he has played since going to LIV. This young man, this laid back Aussie who dreamed of owning a coffee shop, has not come on under the auspices of extreme wealth. The proof is in the pudding folks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDjafFCNDEE Business Riding On The Back Of Sport The commodification of sport, like the commodification of sex, removes the magic from it. Commercial considerations may reward players with nice things and wealth but it is not how greatness is truly created. It is business sucking on the teats of something special in life. Human achievement in the athletic sense is inspiring. Victories in sport are not about the sponsors. They just want to sell stuff to the fans. How do you kill the fire in the belly? Overload it with material crap. Nobody pays you millions without expecting their pound of flesh in return. Professional sport may make a lot of people richer but the true glory of sport has existed since ancient times. The original Olympics in Olympia had incredibly famous athletes without corporate sponsorships and ads at every break in play. Football players from pre-professional eras were just as special within their communities without being walking billboards for businesses.

Neutering The Competitive Beast How do you kill the fire in the belly? Just ask Cam Smith and a host of other LIV golfers who have gone missing from the pointy end of major golf. Shower them with riches for playing exhibition golf. Only get them to play 3 rounds per tournament. Take away the need for the material benefits of winning majors. It is a recipe for neutering the competitive beast. What’s Cam Worth? “Cameron Smith’s net worth is estimated to be $50 million as of March 2025, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His net worth is a result of more than a decade-long professional golf career and endorsements through them. Cameron Smith's Salary Cameron Smith has total career earnings of $76.53 million on the LIV Golf and the PGA Tour as of March 2025, according to Spotrac. This includes $8.39 million from major championships, $26.35 million from the PGA Tour, and $41.78 million from the LIV Golf League.” - (https://www.sportskeeda.com/golf/cameron-smith-net-worth) Scottie Scheffler & Boring Golf “I once wrote a song with the line in it, “is there anything more boring than golf?” This, of course, was from the uninitiated viewer’s perspective; and in the song’s case from a disgruntled girlfriend of a golfer. Scottie Scheffler and the boring golfer problem highlights this age old issue in the sporting canon. You see, golf is a largely internalised sporting process. By this, I mean, a lot of the dramatic stuff happens on the inside where spectators cannot see. The placid visage of Scheffler makes it hard for viewers to get excited about him or his golf. Therefore, it means that outcomes have to be enough because the processes appear to be nonplussed.” - (https://www.golfdom.com.au/scheffler-the-boring-golfer-problem/) Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of The Stoic Golfer; Money Matters and America Matters: Pre-apocalyptic Posts & Essays in the Shadow of Trump. ©GolfDom

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Elvis Smylie achieved his first DP World Tour victory, holding off a late charge from Cameron Smith to win the BMW Australian PGA Championsh

Elvis Smylie Wins BMW Australian PGA Championship in Dramatic Fashion

Royal Queensland, Australia — Elvis Smylie claimed his first DP World Tour victory, holding off a late charge from Cameron Smith to win the BMW Australian PGA Championship. The 22-year-old Australian showcased remarkable composure to secure the win, capping off a stellar performance in a tournament where he competed alongside his golfing idol, Cameron Smith, the 150th Open champion.

🎯 Key Moments:

Smylie, ranked world No. 736, had recently claimed his first professional victory on the PGA Tour of Australasia but stepped up to the big stage with a flawless final round of 67.

Starting the back nine with a three-shot lead, Smylie faced pressure from Smith, who birdied the 15th and 17th holes to narrow the gap to just two shots.

Despite finding trouble off the tee on the final hole, Smylie’s short game proved to be the difference, as he saved par repeatedly and held his nerve to claim victory.

💬 Elvis Smylie: “It’s a dream come true,” said Smylie. “Playing with Cam and Marc [Leishman], guys I’ve looked up to since I was a kid, was incredible. I’ve learned so much from competing with them and am just so grateful and honored.”

Smylie credited his short game for his victory, stating, “My short game was great; it really saved me today. I was pretty average off the tee, but golf is about imperfection, and I found a way to get it done.” He also expressed heartfelt gratitude for his family’s unwavering support. “My mum and dad have been with me every step of the way. Seeing my mum tearing up before I holed that last putt made it even more special.”

🏅 Other Highlights:

Marc Leishman tied for third at 11 under, alongside Anthony Quayle, who delivered an incredible bogey-free 63, capped by a 110-foot birdie putt on the final hole.

Former world No. 1 Jason Day finished tied for eighth at eight under.

Cameron Smith, despite a valiant rally, had to settle for second place.

This victory marks a perfect start to the 2025 DP World Tour season for Smylie, who has shown great promise in the sport. His win also signifies an important milestone in his career and serves as a reminder of his potential to achieve greatness in the world of golf.

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Ricky Don’t Lose That Number

Watching the final round of the US Open at LACC that song popped into my head. Ricky Fowler had been leading the field for most of the tournament and many of us were barracking for Ricky. In large part because Ricky had been doing it tough for a few years and always seemed like a pretty decent guy. Ricky don’t lose that number because you are going to need that score when all is said and done on Sunday. The US Open is a gruelling test of golf and perhaps the most demanding of all the majors.

Ricky & Rory Vie For A Major

Of course, Rory has not won a major for 9 years and the former wunderkind may be equally deserving of a major break in the game of golf at the pointy end. Ricky and Rory, sounds like a sixties duet or the name of a couple of cartoon characters. LACC had been revealed as a different kind of beast in terms of golfing stages for a US Open. Wider fairways with green complexes surrounded by waste areas with brutally thick, rough. It had a bit of links feel to it this Beverly Hills billion-dollar course.

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Ricky & A Notable Number Of No Shows At The US Open

Some of the usual suspects failed to emerge out of the pack. Brookes Koepka made the cut but never contended. Jon Rahm was never in it. Jordan Spieth missed the cut. As did a host of quality golfers including Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Adam Scott, Jason Day, Justin Rose, and Phil Mickelson. There were plenty of complaints about the track, as there usually is at the US Open.  Viktor Hovland was openly critical of the course, as not being a US Open style track. LIV was not a thing at LACC. The PGA had put out that fire by selling their soul to the Saudi regime last week.

Military at AT&T Pebble Beach by U.S. Army is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 Tommy Fleetwood shot a final round 63 to confirm his resurrection from his slump. Scheffler and Schaufele, were another denominational tag team right in the mix of this major championship. Cam Smith and Min Woo Lee were Aussies who put in a good showing on the leaderboard. Wyndham Clark, with a name like a movie star from the 1940s, topped the leaderboard on the front nine on day four. Ricky don’t lose that number, I hummed to myself whilst watching the screen in the early to mid-morning. Rory McIlroy was putting really well over the first 3 days, which had been his Achilles heal more recently in the majors on the final day. Ricky dropped 3 shots on his final front nine. Would he slay his demons on the biggest golf stage?  

Those who know say, ‘you don’t win the US Open others around you lose it.” Just think of Geoff Ogilvie, one of the very few Australians to actually win a US Open. Fingers crossed and Ricky don’t lose that number. ©GolfDom

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Cameron Smith does not have a wife, instead he has a girlfriend named Shanel Naoum, a chiropractor and businesswoman born on October 29, 199

Cameron Smith doesn't have a wife, but he has a girlfriend named Shanel Naoum. This was revealed in July 2022 at the 2022 British Open where Cameron Smith won the 150th British Open and was awarded total prize money of $2.5 Million.

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Cam Smith Wins The Open

Cam Smith wins The Open, the 150th Anniversary Open at St Andrew’s Old Course. If you ever needed proof that a brilliant short game will beat the best long game exponent here it is. Cameron Smith over Rory McIlroy at the biggest major golfing event of the year illustrated this golfing truth. Cameron Young eagled the 72nd hole to pile pressure upon the young Aussie but to no avail. The pink-shirted Queenslander calmly rolled in yet another birdie to clinch it. What a putting display on the world’s biggest golfing stage, with 8 birdies and a 64 to come from 4 strokes back to claim a major championship.

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British Open 150 Won By Cameron Smith

Sitting up in front of the box until 3.30am in the morning, here in Australia, was never more worth it. Watching the mullet sporting Smith was a real privilege to behold. The on-course crowds may have been rooting for Rory but Cameron Smith played the golf of his life to claim victory in the Open Championship. 20 under par on the Old Couse at St Andrews was his winning score and he made 5 birdies on the trot. Smith’s performance in making par at the 17th hole was crucial to his one shot victory. Golfer of The Year is Cameron Smith Cameron Smith’s 2022 season record should be recognised as the best in the game. His major Open win, plus his Players Championship, and Tournament of Champions victory must have him vying with Scottie Scheffler for the PGA golfer of the year award. It was a wonderful tournament at St Andrews with huge crowds and glorious golfing weather. The Old Course never looked better and played superbly. Some curmudgeons may have wished for more bad weather – wind and rain to mar the execution of shots. However, it came down to the flat stick, as it always does in the game of golf.

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Rory McIlroy played really well but just didn’t make any putts on the final day. Cameron Young had a fantastic Open to finish second after eagling the very last hole at St Andrews. Victor Hovland had his best major but didn’t have his best stuff on Sunday to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood. Dustin Johnson was thereabouts throughout the final round but never really close enough. Jordan Spieth had yet another top ten finish. Adam Scott had a solid major to finish in the top twenty. However, the day and the championship belonged to Australian Cameron Smith. He has engraved his name in perpetuity as the winner of the 150th Open Championship. Cam Smith wins The Open in a virtuoso performance. ©GolfDom Read the full article

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#australialockdown #cameronsmith Cam Smith aussie golfer set course record today while there's lockdown protests in Australia. Illuminati does this a lot, disaster/tragedy happens then that region/city/country given a sports championship or record. Saints 3 years after Katrina. https://www.instagram.com/p/CS2V-X_J0Lz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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