Australian Amateur: Smith tops Drakeford in finale

January 20, 2013 | by

Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith completed an extraordinary turnaround to win the Australian Men's Amateur Championship

SOUTH OAKLEY, VICTORIA, Australia (Jan. 20, 2013) - - Queenslander Cameron Smith completed an extraordinary turnaround to win the Australian Men's Amateur Championship against Victorian Geoff Drakeford at Commonwealth Golf Club on Sunday.

Trailing 5-down to Commonwealth member Drakeford at various stages, Smith fought back to win his maiden Australian Amateur title with a 3&2 victory.

“I’m gobsmacked, I can’t even believe I came back from that,” Smith said.

“I played some good shots and put him under pressure and holed some putts. I thought if I could him get down the last hole I was in with a shot but turns out I got it done before that which was quite nice.”

“Mum was pretty stoked when I told her, she was just yelling and couldn’t get a word out,” Smith said.

Smith earns an exemption into the 2013 Emirates Australian Open with his victory.

"It's definitely a good start to 2013 and hopefully this form can carry through to the next few tournaments,"Smith added.

Results: Australian Mens Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Cameron Smith	, Australia	1000
Runner-up	Geoffrey Drakeford	, Australia	700
Semifinals	Blair Riordan	, New Zealand	500
Semifinals	Sam An	, New Zealand	500
Quarterfinals	Dylan Perry	, Australia	300

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Australian Amateur: Smith tops Drakeford in finale

The Australian Men's and Women's Amateur Championships are Australia's oldest Amateur Golf Championships, with both having been played since 1894. Long held as a match play event, in 2021 the format changed to 72 holes of stroke play.