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Open champion Cameron Smith won his first LIV Golf event on his second start in the Saudi-backed series.
The Australian beat Dustin Johnson and Peter Uihlein by three shots at the event in Chicago on Sunday.
Victory saw Smith win a $4m (£3.5m) first prize.
“I think I had to prove to probably myself and some other people that I am still a great player, you know I am still out here to win golf tournaments,” said Smith.
The 29-year-old shot a three-under-par 69 in the final round of the 54-hole event – finishing with back-to-back birdies – to reach 13 under, having started the day two shots clear of playing partner Johnson, the 2020 Masters champion.
“Proud of how I hung in there today. Didn’t really have my best stuff the first eight or nine holes but stuck it though and made a few good putts coming in. It was nice,” he added.
Smith, the highest-ranked player to join LIV Golf to date, finished fourth in his debut two weeks ago in Boston.
He was one of 12 major champions in the 48-player field in Chicago.
Johnson’s consolation was helping his 4 Aces team-mates Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch and Pat Perez win the team competition and a split of the $3m first-place prize for the fourth straight event.
