Cameron Smith was one of the biggest surprises when he accepted LIV Golf's offer and joined the Saudi-backed Tour. Fans were disappointed by the behavior of the popular golfer, expecting him to remain part of the PGA Tour and build a career there.

Lucas Herbert drained an eagle at the last in a flawless eight-under-par 63 Thursday to lead the Australian Open in Melbourne and upstage LIV Golf teammate Cameron Smith who trails by two.

Australian Lucas Herbert has a four-shot lead after two rounds, but the focus was on the battle between Cameron Smith and playing partner Elvis Smylie.

An unflappable Lucas Herbert led his home Australian Open at the halfway mark on Friday as fan favourite Cameron Smith tumbled down the leaderboard with a poor back nine at Kingston Heath. South Korean amateur Yang Hyo-jin continued her stellar tournament to lead the women's component of the dual gender event by one stroke,

Cameron Smith admits he is motivated by last year's "unacceptable" performance as he bids to win a fourth BMW Australian PGA Championship title. Smith lifted the Joe Kirkwood Cup in 2017, 2018 and 2022, but the defending champion missed the cut by nine shots 12 months ago after rounds of 73 and 78 at Royal Queensland Golf Club.

Lucas Herbert shot an 8-under 63 at Victoria Golf Club to take the first-round lead at the Australian Open, with 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith two strokes behind

Lucas Herbert surged into a four stroke lead at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday as his LIV Golf teammate Cameron Smith imploded on the back nine. While Herbert coped when the wind got up, Smith struggled.

Heavyweights Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert have shot to the lead midway through their Australian Open second rounds at Kingston Heath Golf Club.