Golf-Olympic spot an extra driver for Smith's Masters tilt

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 10, 2022 Australia's Cameron Smith with his ball in the trees on the 10th during the final round REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - If Cameron Smith needed any extra motivation to perform well at the Masters later this month, his desperation to get to the Olympics in Paris in August will provide it.

The 2022 British Open champion tied for 10th at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago but, as world number 62, he has four other Australians ahead of him in the world rankings, which will determine which two players go to Paris.