Golf star Cameron Smith has received the keys to his hometown - where he is pushing for a LIV event to be played. He received the prestigious honour ahead of this weekend’s Australian PGA Championship, an event he has won twice before.
Originally from Brisbane, Smith returns home to play for the first time in three years after producing his most successful year in the sport. Ecstatic with the award, he said: "Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd get the keys to the city. I thought it was for important people."
Smith has hit the headlines in 2022 after winning his first major at The Open this summer, before defecting to the controversial LIV Golf series at the end of August. With LIV set to enter the Australian market in Adelaide next year, the 29-year-old will hope his enhanced pulling power can help to stage an event in Queensland, Brisbane. "If I had my way I'd love an event here in Queensland," Smith said.
