Cameron Smith unaware of plans for symbolic LIV celebration at Masters
LIV boss Greg Norman said the entire contingent from the Saudi-funded breakaway would gather around the 18th to congratulate one of their own winning.

Cameron Smith may be unaware of any plans for a symbolic celebration by LIV players if one of them wins the Masters, but believes a strong showing at Augusta National is nevertheless essential.
According to LIV boss Greg Norman, the entire contingent from the Saudi-funded breakaway would be gathered around the 18th green to congratulate one of their own for winning the yearās first major.
āTheyāve said that if one of them wins then the other 17 will hang around and be there to congratulate him around the 18th green,ā Norman told The Telegraph.
That unprecedented scenario would be seen as a provocative gesture towards the likes of Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods who have remained loyal to the PGA Tour, but also seemingly came as news to the reigning Open champion.
āThere definitely hasnāt been a conversation with me,ā Smith said with a smile. āIf there was one, I definitely got left out of that one.
āIām not sure whatās going to happen, I guess weāll see how the week unfolds. For sure Iād love to see one of us guys get up to the top of the leaderboard and really give it a nice shot.
āI think itās just important for LIV guys to be up there. I think thereās a lot of chatter about these guys donāt play real golf; these guys donāt play real golf courses.
āFor sure, Iāll be the first one to say the fields arenāt as strong. Iām the first one to say that.
āBut weāve still got a lot of guys up there that can play some really serious golf, and we compete against each other hard week-in and week-out and weāre trying to do the same things that we did six months ago.
āItās a good feeling to have that competition, and itās good to see Brooks (Koepka) win last week. Heās playing some really good golf again.ā
The emergence of LIV less than a year ago has caused an enormous rift in the game, with Masters chairman Fred Ridley saying in December he regretted that ārecent actions have divided menās professional golf by diminishing the virtues of the game and the meaningful legacies of those who built itā.
However, Smith insists there is no āhatredā among the players and that he received a warm welcome when stepping on to the practice range at Augusta on Monday.
āIt was good to see some familiar faces,ā Smith added. āLots of laughs and lots of handshakes, and it was really nice.
I don't think there's any kind of hatred going on between the players
āI didnāt want to expect too much but at the same time, I kind of wanted that, not only for myself but just for the game of golf.
āI think thereās a lot of stuff going on at the moment that doesnāt need to be going on, especially in the media. I think itās definitely wound up a little bit too much.
āI donāt think thereās any kind of hatred going on between the players. We are all happy where we are, and Iām just as happy for the guys winning out on the PGA Tour as I am for the LIV golfers as well.ā