Where did Cameron Smith go to school?

Queenslander Day has been struggling for various reasons of late, but he's still ranked the fourth best player in the world, while South Australian-born Scott is sitting pretty inside the top 10.

But with the exemption of Day, Scott and world number 36 Marc Leishman, Australian golf does not have the depth it had 10 years ago.

But young Queenslander Cameron Smith - no, not the Melbourne Storm player, the 23-year-old from Brisbane - has already played in three major tournaments with impressive success.

Smith looks as though he should still be studying at high school, but the unassuming future star of Australian golf is going about his business and looks one for the future.

The rise of Smith can be measured by the fact he is the only Australian, barring our two big guns Scott and Day, to have won a USPGA tour event before turning 24.

Smith won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Jonas Blixt in early May. The pair shot -27 in the combined tournament and it secured Smith's card for the next few seasons.

It was his temperament which was most pleasing.

Smith starred as they beat Americans Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown in a sudden-death playoff which was forced into the next day because of poor weather.

Smith's long-time coach Grant Field believes his pupil has a game tailor-made to win major golf tournaments. 

“Cam has got all the tools to take his game to that level,” Field said.

“His game sets up for the majors because he’s so consistent. His swing is simple and repeatable, he’s a great driver of the ball and he’s world class from 100 metres and in.”

Smith, the current world number 126, turned professional in 2013 and stayed on the PGA Tour of Australasia where he finished tied for second in the 2016 Australian Open, but that wasn't his best performance during that stretch - not even close.

Smith qualified for the 2015 U.S. Open and took his chances in true Australian fashion. He finished in a tie for fourth behind the likes of Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen. Smith tied with Branden Grace and fellow compatriot Scott.

That's quite an impressive performance for a fledgling golfer who would have been happy to be in the tournament. That verified Smith on the world stage and he's continued to improve in the coming seasons.

Smith received the Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour and he earned his card by staying inside the top 125 on the money list.Cameron Smith

He also recorded two top 10 finishes in the Valero Texas Open and the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, so there's plenty of ability there and we're predicting that Cameron Smith will be a household name in Australian golf in quick time.

Remarkably, Australia's leading sports betting sites had Smith and Blixt as long as $101 for the Zurich tournament, while the more fancied Day and American Rickie Fowler began as warm favourites. 

Cameron Smith might not be the biggest star on the PGA Tour but he’s quietly become one of the best golfers in the world. The 27-year-old Australian isn’t the longest hitter in the world but his short game is superb, as those who’ve watched The Masters over the last few days have seen. Yes, it’s going to be difficult for Smith to catch Dustin Johnson on Sunday at Augusta National as the No. 1 player in the world is playing incredible golf. But stranger things have happened, right? Smith has shot three rounds in the 60s and began his Masters Sunday in a tie for second, four strokes back of DJ.

For those who aren’t overly familiar with Cameron Smith, here’s a quick profile.

Cameron Smith was introduced to the game of golf by his father

Cameron Smith isn’t the only talented golfer in his family. He was introduced to the game at a young age by his father, Des, who was a scratch player and a former club champion at Wantima Golf Club in Brisbane, where Cameron was born in August 1993.

As a teenager, Cameron Smith was one of Australia’s top amateur players. He won the Handa Junior Masters in 2009 and two years later won the Australian Boys’ Amateur, the Australian Amateur Stroke Play, and the Victorian Junior Masters. He repeated at the Amateur Stroke Play in 2012 and won the Australian Amateur in 2013 before turning pro later that same year.

He finished in the top five in both his PGA Tour debut and major championship debut

Cameron Smith began his pro career splitting time between the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Asian Tour. He carded seven top-10 finishes on the Asian Tour in 2014 and finished fifth on the Order of Merit. Smith also made his PGA Tour debut that year at the CIMB Classic and finished tied for fifth.

He made his major championship debut at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay the following year and finished tied for fourth, which earned him temporary membership on the PGA Tour for the remainder of 2015. Smith earned a second consecutive top-25 finish at a major at the 2015 PGA Championship, which helped him earn his PGA Tour card for the 2015-2016 season.

Smith finished 157th in the FedEx Cup standings in 2016 and earned a return to the PGA Tour in 2017 by finishing second at the Web.com Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) Finals.

Cameron Smith has two wins on the PGA Tour

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In 2017, Cameron Smith earned his victory on the PGA Tour at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the tour’s only team event. He partnered with his good friend, Sweden’s Jonas Blixt, to defeat Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown in a playoff. The duo didn’t make a bogey the entire tournament. He carded two more top-10 finishes that season and finished 46th in the FedEx Cup standings.

He began the 2017-2018 season with two consecutive top-5 finishes on the PGA Tour and then returned home to finish fourth at the Emirates Australian Open. The following week, he won the Australian PGA Championship, a tournament he won again in 2018.

Cameron Smith made his Presidents Cup debut in 2019 and went 1-1-1 in three matches at Royal Melbourne, his victory coming in singles play against Justin Thomas. In his first tournament in 2020, Smith earned his second PGA Tour victory with a playoff win at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

As mentioned, Smith has shot three rounds in the 60s at Augusta National this week, firing rounds of 67-68-69 to begin his final round at 12-under. If he can shoot another round in the 60s on Sunday, he would be the only player in Masters history to shoot four rounds in the 60s in a single Masters. Abraham Ancer has the chance to accomplish the feat as well.

Cameron Smith entered the week at No. 45 in the Official World Golf Ranking.