Australian golfer Cameron Smith fired back at reporters during the post-FedEx Cup Playoffs news conference following the explosive reports that claimed he had signed with LIV Golf for an eye-popping $140m. Smith became a focus of controversy moments after his Open triumph, when he refused to squash reports that he was jumping ship to the Saudi-backed Rebel golf tour.
That would have placed him in line for the fees to join the golfers in the Levant, with Brooks Koeopka, second only to Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau. The move will be announced some time after the FedEx Cup Playoffs, where the world number two is a heavy favorite to win. Show Source Texts
Smith did not take the matter too well, though. Speaking at a scheduled news conference, the Australian swiftly closed off questions surrounding the rep.