Smith secures first solo Tour title in Sony playoff

January 13th, 2020 / Chris Williams

Queensland’s Cameron Smith has won his second PGA Tour title in a stunning finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Smith was two shots behind with two holes to play before making a 3-metre putt for birdie on the final hole to force a playoff after leader Steele made a costly bogey at the par-3 17th hole to fall back to 11-under.

When Steele failed to get up and down on the first playoff hole, Smith was left with a simple two-putt par from inside 4-metres to secure his first solo PGA Tour win.

“I just had to hang in there. No one was playing good golf today seemed like. Conditions got a lot easier at the end there, but just hung in there, and what do you know,” said Smith.

“I’ve been out here four or five years now, and to finally say that I have won an event by myself is quite good…that’s been one that I’ve wanted to tick off for a long time.”

Cameron Smith (Credit: PGA Tour)

Smith’s only previous win on the PGA Tour was a team title alongside Jonas Blixt at the Zurich Classic in 2017.

What’s In The Bag – Cameron Smith

Titleist Pro V1x Golf Ball
TS2 Driver (9.5º)
TS2 Fairway (15º)
U-500 Utility Iron (3)
T-100 Irons (4-9)
Vokey Design SM8 (46º, 52º, 56º, 60º)
Scotty Cameron TFB 1.5 Teryllium Putter

The victory sees Smith move back inside the world top-50 from 54th to 31st place and gives the 26-year-old an entry into the Sentry Tournament of Champions in 2021 as well as a spot at the Masters in April.

Cameron Davis was the next best of the Australians in a share of 9th place and just four off the pace.

Marc Leishman (T28), Matt Jones (T38) and Rhein Gibson (T57) rounded out the Aussies who made it through to the weekend.