Golf: Cameron Smith wins the Players Championship at Sawgrass
Cameron Smith has won the Players Championship at Sawgrass, hitting a magnificent 10 birdies during his final round.
The Australian went toe-to-toe with a packed leaderboard, the majority of them looking for the biggest wins of their careers, but it was the 28-year-old who got over the line for a one-shot win.
A stunning approach to the famous 17th led to Smith establishing a three-shot lead, although it took a two-foot putt on the last to earn a tournament-clinching double bogey.
In response to Smith’s 66, the previous leader Anirban Lahiri shot a final-round 69, only missing out on forcing a playoff when his chip for birdie on the last came up short.
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The Indian player pushed Paul Casey into third after the Englishman had stuck with Smith for the majority of the day, while Kevin Kisner and Keegan Bradley made up the top five.
Scotland’s Russell Knox was one of three players to earn a share of sixth, with Dustin Johnson miraculously earning a top-10 finish courtesy of producing a 63, moving 50 places up the leaderboard.