Defending champion Cam Smith has become the first LIV golfer to get into the featured group coverage at The Open 2023. He is paired with the 2022 US Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick and will tee up at 5:30 am ET.The news was shared by NUCLR GOLF on their Twitter that described the organizer R&A will feature a LIV golfer for the first time in this edition's event. The tweet read:"R&A will feature a LIV golfer on Saturday for the first time this week, with defending champ Cam Smith getting featured group coverage"NUCLR GOLF@NUCLRGOLF#NEW: R&A will feature a LIV golfer on Saturday for the first time this week, with defending champ Cam Smith getting featured group coverage @CamSmithLegion 955🚨#NEW: R&A will feature a LIV golfer on Saturday for the first time this week, with defending champ Cam Smith getting featured group coverage @CamSmithLegion 📺It is pertinent to note that earlier, none of the LIV golfers got featured group coverage at The Open 2023 in the first two days. Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson, recently crowned PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka and even the defending champ Cam Smith were overlooked in the first two rounds to get a featured group coverage.Fans, after seeing the news, jumped into the comment section to express their thoughts on Smith getting featured coverage.Earlier, when LIV golfers were not in the featured group, fans lost their cool and took to social media to criticize the decision. A fan questioned what they (LIV Golf Fans) will complain about now,"What will they whine about now?"ReturnOfTheDink@returnofthedink@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion What will they whine about now?@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion What will they whine about now?Cam Smith ended his day two campaign on T39 rank with a +2 score. A fan wrote that organizers always show players who somehow made the cut and the Australian golfer is the best fit.Zenmonkey@Zen86175313@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion They always show someone who scraped through the cut on Saturday so Cam fits bill.@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion They always show someone who scraped through the cut on Saturday so Cam fits bill.Another fan complained about not featuring Talor Gooch. The LIV golfer has won three individual events in the League and, according to this fan, is the best LIV player.dean@dean12703587@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Why aren’t they featuring Gooch? He’s the best LIV player by far.@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Why aren’t they featuring Gooch? He’s the best LIV player by far.A fan feels that the organizers featured Cam Smith only because they received heavy criticism.Denise Wierck@DeniseWierck@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Only because they received a ton of crap for treating him so badly!! Not because they wanted to, I'm sure...@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Only because they received a ton of crap for treating him so badly!! Not because they wanted to, I'm sure...Here are some other top comments from fans:DSteen31@DSteen31@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion How courageous of them@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion How courageous of themKelli@edistotwister@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Bout damn time.@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Bout damn time.J. K. Richards@jkrncwilm@NUCLRGOLF Not many still in the field.@NUCLRGOLF Not many still in the field.NTP Golf@NTPGolf66@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Watching from Australia we have seen as much of Cam as you would expect and as much as any other player.2@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Watching from Australia we have seen as much of Cam as you would expect and as much as any other player.However, there was a fan who felt that the broadcasters should focus on Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth, and Cameron Young who are playing well at The Open 2023.T-MoneyNoles@TMoneyNoles@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Why? They all have zero chance of winning. No one playing well. They should focus on the best golfers in the field like McElroy, Day, Fleetwood, Speith, young.@NUCLRGOLF @CamSmithLegion Why? They all have zero chance of winning. No one playing well. They should focus on the best golfers in the field like McElroy, Day, Fleetwood, Speith, young.There are two featured groups on Saturday's play in The Open 2023. Cam Smith is paired with Matt Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm is paired with Sungjae Im. Here are the featured groups and their tee times:5:30 a.m. ET - Cam Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick6:25 a.m. ET - Jon Rahm, Sungjae ImHow did LIV golfers perform at The Open 2023 till now?After the end of round two on Friday, six LIV golfers did not make the cut at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Richard Bland, Laurie Canter, and Henrik Stenson were the top-ranked LIv players on the leaderboard.Defending champion Cam Smith stood on T39 rank. Meanwhile, PGA Championship 2023 winner Brooks Koepka barely made the cut and was in the T62 position.Here are the leaderboard standings of LIV golfers in The Open 2023:Richard Bland - T11Laurie Canter - T11Henrik Stenson - T11Thomas Pieters - T30Abraham Ancer - T30Cameron Smith - T39Bryson DeChambeau - T39Louis Oosthuizen - T39Patrick Reed - T39Brooks Koepka - T62Phil Mickelson - Missed the CutDustin Johnson - Missed the CutTalor Gooch - Missed the CutCharl Schwartzel - Missed the CutBranden Grace - Missed the CutJoaquin Niemann - Missed the CutSurprisingly, top LIV golfers such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and Talor Gooch missed the cut at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.