Travis Smyth made it sound like a rare old ordeal but the Australian hopeful was left proud of himself after he overcame dreadful nerves to acquit himself proudly on his return to the British Open.
The 31-year-old Sydneysider, who sank a hole-in-one the first time he made the Open at Royal Liverpool in 2023, was back on the big stage which he'd continued to covet on Thursday, but wasn't about to hide just how racked with nerves he was to be back at Royal Birkdale.
"I've only played three majors. I still shit myself on the first tee! It's still not easy yet. It's never going to be easy," sighed Smyth, who reckoned he had a lot of prove after booking his place again as the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner.
