Equipped with a world ranking inside the top 50, Cameron Davis is bringing his considerable golf game home for the summer. In an exclusive interview, Inside Golf’s MICHAEL COURT spoke to Davis about his humble beginnings at the Roseville course in Sydney and his desire to claim another major Australian title.
THE face is familiar . . . it’s the golf game that a lot of his mates might not recognise.
And Cameron Davis can’t wait to show it off to his legion of Australian fans when he arrives ‘home’ next month.
The pride of Roseville [and more recently Monash Country Club] is coming home to tackle our major events, the Australian PGA and Australian Open Championships.
And he’s bringing a weapon to his golf arsenal that he admits many of his old friends at Roseville might not be familiar with.
“Yes, the guys from Roseville in Sydney would have watched me growing up and hitting it out of the trees,” grinned Davis.
“To see me keeping it on the fairways and making my golf a lot more stress-free might give them some satisfaction. But it is a lot more satisfying for myself.
“Those who know me and the way I used to play would have been happy to not be sitting on the edge of their seats – as they normally would have been.”
Davis was speaking to Inside Golf exclusively following his final round at the FedEx St Jude Championship, the first of the FedEx Cup playoff events.
A par at the 72nd hole assured him a start in next year’s eight Signature events.
Davis flushed his drive down the right side of the 18th fairway, played a crisp iron from 170 yards to 12 feet and two-putted for a par which saw him head to Chicago the following week to compete at Olympia Fields.
That par also helped him set his schedule for 2024.
“It was a big few weeks leading up to that moment,” said Davis.
“Getting into the top 50 (in the world) meant a lot to me for the security and bonuses in terms of tournaments you get to play in; it was huge,” he said.
“We were proud because we had worked really hard and it was great to see something working for us.”
Davis now lives in Seattle but loves coming home to Australia to play – and visit his family in Sydney’s north.
“I will do whatever I can to get back and play the big Aussie events,” he said.
“I try to alternate between Christmas and New Year between Seattle and Australia each year.
“I’ve spent a lot of time at [Australian Open venues] The Australian and The Lakes, so both those courses I got to know really well.
“Now I’m looking forward to some good Aussie golf again.”
Former pro Andrew Tschudin has caddied for Davis since Korn Ferry Tour Q-School in 2017 and has marvelled at Davis’ innate creativity, which stems from those afternoons as a kid in his backyard, creating shots on the fly.
“I think he carries himself like he fits in a bit more,” said Tschudin of Davis’ evolution as a Tour pro.
“When he first started, he was a bit shy; you’re just getting used to the ropes, seeing all these guys that he probably grew up watching.
“Now I think he’s quite comfortable out here, he’s comfortable playing with anyone, and I think that just evolves with a lot of people.”
