AUGUSTA, GA. – Cameron Smith broke into pro golf looking like a kid who had gotten lost on a golf course. Short and skinny, the Australian proved himself a world-class golfer, recording two top-10 finishes in majors.
At 27, his look has changed. Smith, with a thick mullet sticking out of his golf cap, and his caddie, with long hair and a thick beard, look like the guitarists in an AC/DC tribute band.
Sunday, Smith shot a final-round 69 to finish tied for second at the Masters along with Sungjae Im. Smith was masterful around the greens and became the first player in history to play all four Masters rounds in under 70. With scores of 67, 68, 69 and 69, his 15 under would have won most Masters.
"That's really cool," he said. "I honestly can't believe it. You've just got to put it down to just scrambling and digging deep. There was a few times through the week where I could have let it slip away and I didn't."
He got up and down from off the green on 18 to make history.
In other notable performances:
• Im, playing in the final threesome, shot 69 as well, to finish at 15 under. That's the lowest score ever by a player in his Masters debut, beating Jason Day's 12 under in 2011.
• Tiger Woods made a septuple-bogey 10 on the par-3 12th. He had never made a 10 before. In fact, golf statistician Justin Ray noted that Woods played 23,789 holes on the PGA Tour before he made his first 10.