Smith: Truly flawless Open such a long ways

• To hear Cameron Smith you would think he was in Scotland.
• Golf player sitting on the 150th British Open competitor list.
• Checking a record for the competition on Friday to grab the round lead.

Smith visits St Andrews so far is an image on the Swilcan Bridge with his Australian buddies Adam Scott and Marc Leishman.

“Playing nine holes with Leish and Scotty a day or two ago and getting our photograph taken on the extension I feel that is something that I will always remember,” Smith said happily.

“Two of my dearest friends now in the Home of Golf, simply living it up, having a whack around, that was truly cool.”

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Furthermore, what do you do in the wake of returning an impeccable eight-under 64, a single shot short of The Open title record to move two get free from American Cameron Young at the halfway place of the year’s last major?

What about getting a couple of episodes of “Peaky Blinders”, a decent lie in and a ride on your bicycle – all on Smith’s plan for the day.

“I think I’ve generally worked effectively of whenever golf is done sort of continuing ahead with life,” made sense of Smith. “Let myself know it resembles a task. Try not to bring it back home with you.

“What’s more, I believe it’s truly significant, particularly in these enormous competitions.”

In spite of having won golf’s informal fifth major, the Players Championship, this year and completed in a tie for third at the Masters, the 28-year-old isn’t even the most popular Cameron Smith in Australia where he is continually confused with the rugby association extraordinary who has a similar name.

That could change on the off chance that the man with the mark mullet can remain at the top for two additional rounds and become the principal Australian since Greg Norman to get back with the Claret Jug.

“I believe there will be a couple of additional amazing pins, and I believe being shrewd out there is most certainly going to be the way to remaining at the highest point of the list of competitors,” said Smith.

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“The most recent few days has been such a drudgery, it’s nearly snapped me back into contemplating the shot right and truly being exact with targets and shapes.

“I think Tuesday/Wednesday was more the youngster turning out in me, utilizing the enormous mounds and hollows and stuff like that. Be that as it may, it’s most certainly been a little disparate over the most recent few days.”