Open winner Cameron Smith admits LIV Golf switch was ‘offer I couldn’t ignore’

Smith’s expected switch to the Saudi-backed circuit was confirmed today

Open champion Cameron Smith has joined LIV Golf (David Davies/PA)

Open champion Cameron Smith admits he “couldn’t ignore” the money on offer after joining LIV Golf.

Smith’s expected switch to the Saudi-backed circuit was confirmed on Tuesday, along with those of fellow Australian Marc Leishman, Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner, Cameron Tringale and Anirban Lahiri.