Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Riley Hamel

Cameron Smith may just win a major in 2022, Lahiri earned a lot of fans Monday, plus a Valspar Championship preview

Cameron Smith, after one of the weirdest weekends in golf that I can remember, won the Players Championship by one shot over Anirban Lahiri. Despite finding the water on 18, Smith clipped a spinny wedge from 54 yards to tap-in range, forcing Lahiri to make birdie. Lahiri’s birdie chip wasn’t meant to be, and Smith joined a long line of Australians to win the PGA Tour’s biggest event.

The now sixth-ranked player in the game has put the golf world on notice, and will surely be one of the favorites at Augusta in less than a month.

He wasn’t the only one to gain a few fans on Monday however, as Lahiri was nothing short of class after falling short. And, to take a little sting out of the whole week, he won more than $2 million.

Valspar: Thursday tee times | PGA Tour Live on ESPN+

That’ll do.

This week on the Twilight 9 podcast, Andy Nesbitt and I recap the long week at the Players Championship. Andy was there for most of the week and tells his favorite moments from on the ground.

We then dive into a Valspar Championship preview, including a few of our favorite picks for the week.

Follow the Twilight 9 Podcast:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts

Highlights include:

Andy fell in love with Cameron Smith: 0:36
Wind mayhem on 17: 17:00
Berger’s drop incident: 27:25
Valspar preview: 39:00
Picks for the week: 45:00

Follow the guys on Twitter: Riley | Andy

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.