"I embrace them"- Cameron Smith calls rowdy fans at LIV Golf UK 'intelligent'

Cameron Smith performed well at LIV Golf United Kingdom over two days. On the first day, Smith shot six birdies on holes 3, 11, 13, 15, 16 and 17. He also had a bogey to land at 66 at the end of the day.

Then, on the second day, Cameron Smith carded eight birdies to settle at 66. After the second round, the golfer joined a press conference at LIV Golf United Kingdom, where he was asked about his experience with the crowd after two rounds. In answer, Cameron called them intelligent.

“I like it. I embrace them. I think they're a very intelligent golf crowd, but they've also been pretty rowdy out there, and a lot of banter has been thrown both ways. It's been pretty good…I love the UK. The fans are always nice to us over here. Can't wait for tomorrow,” Smith said.

Leader Andy Ogletree also talked about his experience with the crowd, saying:

“It was fun. Today the crowds were massive, and playing with Jon, they were kind of on him, not really on me. I enjoyed watching all the banter and listening to some of the things -- they're very clever…It adds a good fun to it, and I hope they all have a good time and enjoy because without them we wouldn't be sitting up here,” Andy Ogletree said ( via ASAP Sports).

Before the LIV Golf United Kingdom, Cameron Smith played nine LIV events. Out of these, he had the best ten finishes in five. Cameron Smith’s last LIV tournament was LIV Golf Andalucia, where he stood in second place.

Where does Cameron Smith stand after round two of LIV Golf United Kingdom?

Cameron Smith is tied for second place with Tyrell Hatton at 10-under. Next to them is Paul Casey at T4 with a 9-under. The leader after the second round is Andy Ogletree, who sits at the top. Here's the entire list of the golfers as per their standings and scores:

1 Andy Ogletree -12
T2 Tyrrell Hatton -10
T2 Cameron Smith -10
T4 Paul Casey -9
T4 Jon Rahm -9
T6 Talor Gooch -8
T6 Louis Oosthuizen -8
T8 Peter Uihlein -7
T8 Brooks Koepka -7
T8 Matthew Wolff -7
T11 Scott Vincent -6
T11 Joaquín Niemann -6
T11 Sebastián Muñoz -6
T14 Charl Schwartzel -5
T14 Richard Bland -5
T14 David Puig -5
T14 Adrian Meronk -5
T14 Cameron Tringale -5
T14 Sam Horsfield -5
T14 Abraham Ancer -5
T21 Bryson DeChambeau -4
T21 Carlos Ortiz -4
T21 Jason Kokrak -4
T21 Sergio Garcia -4
T21 Dean Burmester -4
T26 Kalle Samooja -3
T26 Henrik Stenson -3
T28 Ian Poulter -2
T28 Patrick Reed -2
T28 Dustin Johnson -2
T28 Kevin Na -2
T28 Mito Pereira -2
T28 Marc Leishman -2
T34 Bubba Watson -1
T34 Anirban Lahiri -1
T34 Lucas Herbert -1
T34 Graeme McDowell -1
T38 Jinichiro Kozuma E
T38 Eugenio Chacarra E
T38 Phil Mickelson E
T38 Matt Jones E
T38 Harold Varner III E
T43 John Catlin +1
T43 Kieran Vincent +1
T43 Thomas Pieters +1
T46 Caleb Surratt +2
T46 Danny Lee +2
T46 Martin Kaymer +2
T49 Pat Perez +3
T49 Anthony Kim +3
T49 Lee Westwood +3
T49 Brendan Steele +3
T49 Hudson Swafford +3
54 Branden Grace +4