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Bizarre McIlroy 'tears' question stumps Smith - CtrlF.XYZ

Bizarre McIlroy 'tears' question stumps Smith

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By Damien McCartney and AP

Cameron Smith has shrugged disconnected a bizarre question successful a property league aft the archetypal time of the LIV Golf lawsuit successful Chicago.

After carding a six-under 66, Smith fronted cameras wherever helium was shown a meme by a writer who past asked "how galore of Rory McIlroy's tears tin you acceptable successful the Claret Jug?" - the coveted trophy Smith earned by winning the British Open 2 months ago.

"I'm not answering that," Smith said with a chuckle.

McIlroy is 1 of the astir vocal critics of LIV Golf, and each those players who defect to the Saudi-backed circuit from the PGA Tour.

Smith made lone 2 birdies connected his opening 9 holes until helium made a tweak to his putting approach, which saw him rediscover immoderate benignant of signifier toward the extremity of the circular and finished with a two-putt birdie connected the par-5 2nd spread for a 66.

“I made an accommodation retired determination the past 5 oregon six holes. I conscionable wasn't rather hitting them into the backmost of the hole,” helium said.

“A small velocity accommodation and a fewer started to spell in.”

Dustin Johnson ran disconnected 9 birdies - nary from much than astir 3 metres - connected his mode to a three-shot overnight pb with a 9-under 63.

Johnson is coming disconnected a playoff triumph 2 weeks agone extracurricular Boston, and with his squad having won the past 2 events, his net successful 4 starts already is already immoderate $14.5 cardinal - much than his champion play connected the PGA Tour implicit 22 starts.

Matthew Wolff had a 67, portion the radical astatine 66 includes Charles Howell III, whose circular was marred by a treble bogey, and Henrik Stenson, who missed the Boston lawsuit portion coping with vertigo.

Phil Mickelson had 5 birdies and mightiness person been person to Johnson but for 1 mistake - and it was a large one. He took triple bogey connected the par-3 5th hole, his sixth of the time successful the shotgun start. He changeable a two-under 70.

Johnson and Talor Gooch, who birdied his archetypal 3 holes and was one-over the remainder of the mode for a 70. They are the lone players to person finished successful the apical 10 successful each 4 LIV Golf Invitational events.

Patrick Reed besides struggled, posting a two-over 74 contempt making 3 birdies and an eagle.

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