SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

January 8, 2022

Cameron Smith

Plantation Course at Kapalua

Quick Quotes

Q. That was sensational to watch. I'm guessing you enjoyed it too. Great battle between you two and one more day to go.

CAMERON SMITH: Yeah, it was really good fun out there today. Obviously playing nice golf helps. But watching Jon was pretty intense there on that back nine, some of the best golf I think I've ever seen, definitely some of the best putting.

So, yeah, one more day. Hopefully we can do much of the same tomorrow and we'll see what happens.

Q. These are the sort of days and the moments that you sort of love to get, right? I mean, when he put the long one in on you on 17 you were able to respond. You did a lot of that all day. How much confidence does this give you to know that you can just respond to great golf with your own?

CAMERON SMITH: Yeah, I mean, it's what I love. I love to compete. Probably over the break there more so than missing golf I think I just missed competing. I didn't do a lot of stuff and it's great to be out here and in the hunt on the weekend.

Q. You guys have given yourself a bit of a gap on the field. Someone could obviously come low from behind, but do you see it as almost a bit of match play tomorrow?

CAMERON SMITH: Yeah, I guess so. There's such a low score out there you never know what can happen. I mean, it's very gettable, there's so many wedges, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's another 61 or 62 out there tomorrow. But, yeah, just need to keep playing good golf.

Q. A chance to get that Hawaii double, join a few guys who have done that before. Is that something you're looking forward to?

CAMERON SMITH: Yeah, absolutely. I mean, Hawaii reminds me so much of where I grew up, it's insane. The grass that we hit off, the greens being quite slow and grainy. Yeah, it's awesome, I love it here.