Adelaide, Australia (AP) – The former British open champion Cam Smith was vocal in her review of male and female Australian open tournaments played simultaneously, so he was more than happy to learn than Golf Australia had made a decision to hold again hold the separately.
“Not only do we want to descend and obviously play and support our event, but I think it lends itself to having a stronger field, that more guys come here and play the Australian open and be the event That it was in the past, “Smith said on Thursday at the Grange in Adélaïde, where the only Australian stop of Liv Golf will begin on Friday.
Earlier this week, the chief executive officer of Golf Australia, James Sutherland, announced that “the two open national championships will be held alone” and “prosper in its own right”.
“Following our annual examination of events, which included discussions with the main stakeholders, Golf Australia made the decision to separate the Australian tournaments open for men and women,” added Sutherland. “We are proud of what has been done In the past three years. “”
Smith, the 2022 British Open champion who had criticized the mixed format staged in the past three years, said that he hoped that the tournament would be held again in Melbourne. No future date for the open men or women has been announced.
Ripper GC’s teammate from Smith and his Australian colleague Lucas Herbert was also in favor of change. Last year’s joint tournament was played in Kingston Heath and Victoria clubs in the famous Melbourne sandy belt area at the end of November.
“We would have loved having seen an Australian open room playing a little differently from what it was and I think we were a little handcuffed to play women with us,” said Herbert. “The ideal course configuration for them and the ideal course configuration for us is a little different.
“I don’t think you should put the courses in the same way, because it’s not just for one or the other genre. . . It is a big decision that we now divide the Australian openings. »»
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