‘Ah s**t’: Aussie ‘monster’ Smith blows minds in Masters opening round like no other

Cameron Smith’s opening round at the Masters started with a double bogey and finished with one. In the meantime, he played some scintillating golf to finish a remarkable four-under with a round of 68, good enough for a share of the lead.

Fresh off the back of his remarkable win at the Players Championship last month – widely heralded as golf’s unofficial fifth major, the Australian quickly shrugged off the six he carded on the first hole to go on a remarkable hot streak.

He birdied the fifth, sixth, eight and ninth holes. Then he added another on the 12th, before a run on the 14th, 15th, and 16th – a remarkable eight birdies for the round.

The highlight was arguably a pinpoint first shot on the 16th that gave him an easy birdie putt, demonstrating the precise iron play that has seen him soar to sixth in the world.

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But the mullet-adorned Australian didn’t have things his own way, as he sent his tee shot on the par-four 18th well right – and was caught by the TV cameras and microphones saying “Ah, s**t”.

Regardless, his incredible play left fans in awe, and added to his credentials as a possible winner on the back of a remarkably consistent 2020 runners-up finish where he shot four rounds in the 60s.

He has finished in the top 10 in three of the last four editions of the tournament.

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But his pair of double bogeys means he’ll have to come up against the weight of history if he is to win.