Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith is a LIV Golf pro from Australia rated 82 overall (grade B) in the 2025–26 pool — a Tour Winner build headlined by putting at A+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• At B, C. Smith's power rating is a mild soft spot (38th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 59 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy sits at B for C. Smith, a mild soft spot across the 2025–26 pool: 55 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play sits at B for C. Smith, a genuine liability across the 2025–26 pool: 69 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game A — elite in the 2025–26 pool; only 4 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At A+, C. Smith's putting rating is top-tier (99th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only one other player in the pool rates higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; only 11 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve A- — comfortably above tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; 16 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At B, C. Smith's consistency rating is the clearest weak point in the profile (24th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 72 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine B+ — a shade above the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A solid tour winner's profile — no glaring weakness, a rating comfortably above the pool average, and enough all-around game to be a threat most weeks without a single standout attribute.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Denny McCarthy (92% similar), Harris English (90% similar) and Beau Hossler (90% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Denny McCarthy,
• Harris English,
• Beau Hossler

This profile's course fit lines up best with Masters Tournament (Major), The Open Championship (Major) and Travelers Championship (Marquee) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

• Masters Tournament — Major
• The Open Championship — Major
• Travelers Championship — Marquee

At $6M (B tier), Cameron Smith leaves $39M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 32 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, accuracy and iron play) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Collin Morikawa ($8M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Collin Morikawa ($8M)

2022 Open + PLAYERS; Ripper captain. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.