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LIV golfer Cameron Smith is set to feature in the 2023 Augusta Masters. He, along with 17 other LIV players, qualified for the 87th edition of the Masters tournament.
The 2023 Augusta Masters begins on April 6, but the pre-tournament starts on April 3. There will also be a press conference held with the players who are going to participate.
Interestingly, Cameron Smith is the only LIV golfer to have a presser. The PGA Tour's official website broke the news first. Nuclr Golf's official page shared the news on their Twitter handle.
The entire pre-tournament schedule for the 2023 Augusta Masters
At Augusta National, the first day of pre-tournament talks starts on April 3. However, the majority of pre-tournament talks will take place on April 4, Tuesday. Rory McIlroy, the current FedExCup champion, and Scottie Scheffler, the current Masters and PLAYERS champion, are two other well-known individuals set to speak on that day.
Monday, April 3
- 1:30 p.m. - Jason Day
- 2:00 p.m. - Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira and Harrison Crowe
- 2:30 p.m. - Jordan Spieth
- 3:00 p.m. - Cameron Smith
Tuesday, April 4
- 9:30 a.m. - Rory McIlroy
- 10:00 a.m. - Jon Rahm
- 10:30 a.m. - Tom Kim
- 11:00 a.m. - Tiger Woods
- 1:30 p.m. - Justin Thomas
- 2:00 p.m. - Matthew Fitzpatrick
- 2:30 p.m. - Max Homa
- 3:00 p.m. - Scottie Scheffler
- 3:30 p.m. - Patrick Cantlay
Wednesday, April 5
- 11:00 a.m. - (Chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club) Fred S. Ridley
Thursday, April 6
- 8:00 a.m. - Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Gary Player
"Play the best golf I can"- Cameron Smith is confident about the 2023 Augusta Masters
The 29-year-old LIV golfer Cameron Smith is quite confident about performing at the 2023 Augusta Masters. Smith recently spoke with reporters at the pro-am in Orange County National:
"Obviously first and foremost for me, I'm trying to go there and play the best golf I can. I think it is important for us to go there, really show a high standard of golf which we know we're all capable of."
Alongside former masters champions Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, and other 17 LIV golf players, Cameron Smith will contest for the prestigious green jacket. Smith is quite confident that LIV players are going to be prosperous at the tournament:
"I'm really not sure, to be honest I hope that it's fine. I've had a great career around Augusta, and I hope I haven't pissed anyone off. I guess we'll wait and see, there are a few guys who have a stronger stance [on LIV]."
Cameron Smith later added that they are going to shut down several chatters going around LIV golf players not playing real golf:
"Most of us will get four cracks at it this year [in the majors], and hopefully we get maybe a win out of it. Maybe we just show a really hearty effort. I think for us, internally, there's a lot of chatter going around about 'these guys don't play real golf anymore.' And I think it's B.S. to be honest. And we just want to show people that."
