“She’s a good player, isn’t she. I think there’ll be some guys who’d be happy with six over,” Scott said. “She’s on the celebrity golf tour these days.”

Barty said she plans on watching Smith’s opening round on Thursday before flying home to Australia on Friday.

Smith, who warmed up for the last major of the year with a top-10 finish at last week’s Scottish Open, will play alongside American superstar Brooks Koepka and Irishman Seamus Power for the first two rounds.

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