An emotional Cameron Smith was seen welling up when accepting the Claret Jug, after the Australian was crowned Open Champion at St Andrews on Sunday. Smith carded a scintillating eight-under-par 64 in the final round to topple overnight leader Rory McIlroy.
His victory at the Old Course was his first ever major title, and upon accepting his prize was seen fighting back the tears. With his overriding emotions boiling over, the Australian struggled to find the words during his post-victory speech before going on to describe the win as ‘unreal’.
Smith said: “Jeez what a week. I'm going to fall apart here I know! I want to thank the team for all the hard work we've done.
