Cameron Smith

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the Masters (all times local):. ___. 5:50 p.m.. Rory McIlroy finished with a flourish at the Masters.

Wearing his traditional Sunday red, Woods started the day 7 over for the tournament and obviously not in contention. He sent that putt about 6 feet past the hole, then made the comebacker for par. He thought about playing the ball right-handed from very far back in his stance, then went to the other side of the ball, flipped his wedge upside down and hoped for the best. The best round at Augusta National this week is 5-under 67. He said coming into the Masters that just getting back was an accomplishment. Woods shot a 6-over round of 78 on Sunday in the final round. A two-shot swing happened on the par-4 3rd hole. McIlroy, who is missing only a green jacket to complete the career Grand Slam, put together a spirited final round. But his quest for the career Grand Slam will have to wait another year. Smith's last hurrah was a birdie at the tough 11th hole that brought the margin back to three shots. But Scheffler chipped in for an unlikely birdie at No. 3, Smith made bogey and it wasn't really close after that two-shot swing. He finished at 10-under 278 overall, winning for the fourth time in his last six tournaments.

Cameron Smith is one of the Tour's best putters. But the changes he's made off the course have been equally key to his success.

“I lost a little bit of weight and my body moves a little bit quicker when I don’t have so much around my belly.” It started with a three-month offseason workout routine. It helped him gain about 10 yards per drive (from a 286 average to 297 yards).

Cameron Smith fell victim to the 12th hole at Augusta National when he lost to Scottie Scheffler at the 2022 Masters.

Smith has officially joined a long list of players who learned that the hard way. Several players who were at or near the top of the leaderboard in 2019 did the same thing as Smith, which allowed Tiger Woods to capture his fifth green jacket. Even when he looked like he was in trouble during the final round, he managed to pull off one of the most amazing shots of the tournament.