After his appearance at LIV Golf Dallas in September, LIV Golf professional Cameron Smith has returned to the professional golf circuit. Currently, Smith is in his home country, Australia, and is competing in the Queensland PGA Championship.As of this writing, Round 1 of the tournament has concluded, and Smith scored 5-under par in the opening round. This performance places Smith behind Phoenix Campbell and Billy Dowling. It's important noting that Dowling is Smith's protege as the young golfer had received the Cameron Smith Scholarship.After the conclusion of Round 1, Smith spoke about how it felt to be bettered by his protege in the opening round of the Queensland PGA Championship. The Australian golfer only showed love towards Dowling."He’s good kid – I love Billy. It does make me a little bit proud. You just hope that he’s taken a little bit and then he can figure out what he wants and go on his own way," Cameron Smith said (via the Mirror).In the opening round of the Queensland PGA Championship, Cameron Smith was also seen mentoring his current proteges Wesley Hinton and Kayun Mudadana. As per Smith, he allows them to do their own thing. However, he also added he would speak to them about a couple of things he saw in their game during Round 1.A look at how Cameron Smith has performed in 2024Here is a detailed look at all of Cameron Smith's performances so far in 2024:Date: 2/2 - 4/2Event: LIV Golf MayakobaCourse: El Camaleón Golf Course at MayakobaFinish: T8 69-70-67 206 (-7)Date: 8/2 - 10/2Event: LIV Golf Las VegasCourse: Las Vegas Country ClubFinish: T15 67-66-72 205 (-5)Date: 1/3 - 3/3Event: LIV Golf JeddahCourse: Royal Greens G&CCFinish: T41 69-70-70 209 (-1)Date: 8/3 - 10/3Event: LIV Golf Hong KongCourse: Hong Kong Country ClubFinish: 2-y 67-64-66 197 (-13)Date: 5/4 - 7/4Event: LIV Golf MiamiCourse: Trump National Doral Golf CourseFinish: Withdrawn 75 75 (+3)Date: 26/4 - 28/4Event: LIV Golf AdelaideCourse: The Grange Golf ClubFinish: T14 68-65-70 203 (-13)Date: 3/5 - 5/5Event: LIV Golf SingaporeCourse: Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course)Finish: T2 71-65-64 200 (-13)Date: 7/6 - 9/6Event: LIV Golf HoustonCourse: Golf Club of HoustonFinish: T48 71-69-80 220 (+4)Date: 21/6 - 23/6Event: LIV Golf NashvilleCourse: The GroveFinish: T9 69-65-69 203 (-10)Date: 12/7 - 14/7Event: LIV Golf AndalucíaCourse: Real Club ValderramaFinish: T6 72-71-68 211 (-2)Date: 26/7 - 28/7Event: LIV Golf United KingdomCourse: JCB Golf and Country ClubFinish: T2 66-66-69 201 (-12)Date: 16/8 - 18/8Event: LIV Golf GreenbrierCourse: The Old White CourseFinish: T8 66-63-67 196 (-14)Date: 13/9 - 15/9Event: LIV Golf ChicagoCourse: Bolingbrook Golf ClubFinish: 52 73-73-74 220 (+10)Date: 22/9 - 22/9Event: LIV Golf Dallas - Stroke PlayCourse: Maridoe Golf ClubFinish: T5 68 68 (-4)Major ChampionshipsDate: 11/4 - 14/4Event: Masters TournamentCourse: Augusta National Golf ClubFinish: T6 71-72-72-71 286 (-2)Date: 16/5 - 19/5Event: PGA ChampionshipCourse: Valhalla Golf ClubFinish: T63 68-70-70-73 281 (-3)Date: 13/6 - 16/6Event: U.S. OpenCourse: Pinehurst No. 2Finish: T32 71-72-72-72 287 (+7)Date: 18/7 - 21/7Event: The OpenCourse: Royal Troon Golf CourseFinish: Missed Cut 80-74 154 (+12)