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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 22:  Cameron Smith of Australia plays his second shot on the 4th hole during the Pro-Am ahead of the 2017 Australian Golf Open at The Australian Golf Club on November 22, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Smith to even score with champ

Jordan Spieth and Cameron Smith have played just one hole together in their lives and that didn’t turn out well for Smith.

Golf
Geoff Ogilvy of Australia takes a tee shot during a practice round ahead of the Australian Open Golf championship at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney, Tuesday, November 21, 2017. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Swinging mood cost me: Ogilvy

‘I nearly won the Australian Open playing shit,’ is Geoff Ogilvy’s succinct summary of what happened at last year’s tournament.

Tennis
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory over Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay during the third round of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Shot clock among slam ideas

A shot clock and a reduction in the number of seeds from 32 to 16 are among reforms to be discussed by the grand slam events.

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