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Darren Walton

DARK SECRETS: Australians battling early at the windswept masters | Vintage Vibes

Cameron Smith is vowing to hang tough after leaving himself needing to pull off a Tiger Woods-like feat to win the Masters.

Smith was "absolutely" chuffed to have ground out a fighting first-round one-under-par 71 after almost a week battling an untimely and sapping bout of food poisoning.

The 2022 British Open champion recovered from a watery double-bogey five on the 12th hole to be among just a third of the field in red numbers.

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