Open champion and world No. 2 Cameron Smith joins LIV Golf, becomes highest-ranked PGA player to do so

Open champion and current world No. 2 Cameron Smith has joined LIV Golf along with fellow Australian Marc Leishman.

Smith has been strongly linked to the controversial Saudi-backed series throughout the summer — refusing to confirm his plans either way even after winning the Claret Jug at St Andrews in July — and it was confirmed on Tuesday that he has added himself to the list of stars that have signed up to the Saudi-backed series. Ad He is the highest-ranked PGA player to walk away from the tour and join the new breakaway series.

FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipSmith handed two-shot penalty for 'playing ball from the wrong place'14/08/2022 AT 17:47 Several major champions and former world number ones are already part of LIV Golf including Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Lee Westwood.

Australian golfer Cameron Percy claimed Smith and Leishman were going to join LIV Golf in early August, leading this year’s Open champion to hit back last Thursday ahead of the first FedEx Cup play-off at the St Jude International. «If there's something I need to say regarding the PGA Tour or LIV it will come from Cameron Smith not Cameron Percy,” Smith said.