Australian Cameron Smith beat American Brendan Steele in the tiebreaker of the Sony Open after both signed 269 strokes after 72 holes. This is the second triumph of the ‘aussie’ in the PGA Tour and interestingly the first, the Zurich Classic of 2017, also took it in a playoff.
The fact is that Smith -and Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Cameron Davis, Rhein Gibson, Cameron Percy and Parker McLachlin-, who has climbed no less than until the 31st place in the world ranking with his victory, also played motivated by the challenge that he had considered himself. To contribute in some way to help with the fires that ravage his country, he donated $ 500 for each birdie achieved and 1,000 if it was an eagle – he did not get any – during the tournament. In total he made 21 birdies, which equals $ 10,500 . “Every birdie putt I had meant a little more. It’s not that I had to do it, it’s that I felt it was my duty to get it,” said the athlete after winning. Finally, even the PGA Tour itself and the Presidents Cup have joined the grants.