Open champion Cameron Smith was “beers deep” at the pub before belatedly realising he had made the cut for the third round of the Australian Open.<\/span><\/p>\n The world number three left the course in Melbourne after carding a “rubbish” second-round 73 to sit two over par, which was above the projected cut line.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But later starters struggled in breezy conditions at Victoria so the cut moved a shot to take in those on two over.<\/span><\/p>\n “I wasn’t really expecting it, to be honest,” said the Australian.<\/span><\/p>\n “I was pretty quick to the pub, and yeah, was probably a few too many beers deep and then I realised we had an early tee time, so I got back on the waters and was a good boy the rest of the night.”<\/span><\/p>\n Smith – who earlier this year joined the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf Series – shot a one-under 69 in his third round.<\/span><\/p>\n But he did eventually miss the cut because the tournament has a second cut after the third round and his one-over total of 213 was two shots too many.<\/span><\/p>\n The inaugural dual-gender tournament sees only the top 30 players from both the men’s and women’s fields contest the final round at Victoria.<\/span><\/p>\n
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