Aussie golfer Cameron Smith adds patriotic touch to his ‘glorious’ mullet for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

An Australian golfer has revealed why he switched up his ‘glorious’ mullet for the Tokyo 2020 Games, adding a patriotic nod to his home country. 

Professional golfer Cameron Smith has sported the iconic Aussie hairstyle for the last six months while preparing to take to the world’s biggest sporting stage.

The world number 28 added an extra touch to his ‘sensational’ mullet, shaving the letters ‘AUS’ in to the side of his head. 

The world number 28 added an extra touch to his ‘sensational’ mullet, shaving the letters ‘AUS’ in to the side of his head

The Queenslander debuted his ultra-patriotic hairdo in Tokyo on Tuesday, two days before he played the opening round

The Queenslander debuted his ultra-patriotic hairdo in Tokyo on Tuesday, two days before he played the opening round

The Queenslander debuted his ultra-patriotic hairdo in Tokyo on Tuesday, two days before he played the opening round. 

‘Yeah, I mean, it’s the Olympics. It doesn’t happen too often,’ the golfer explained. 

‘I thought I would give Australia a shoutout on the side of the melon. 

‘I thought about it for a few weeks beforehand and then I just said, “stuff it, I’m going to do it”, and I think it’s been received pretty good.’

He said the upgraded mullet had already given his mum a laugh, who called him ‘all sorts of names’ after seeing his new hairstyle on the news.  

However, Cameron’s teammate Marc Leishman said he wouldn’t be recreating the iconic Aussie look anytime soon. 

‘No, I don’t think I’ve got the head for it, to be honest,’ Leishman said. 

‘I’ll leave that to Cam.’

Smith and his teammate Marc Leishman took to Instagram on Tuesday to ask for help deciding between the official Olympic hat or visor

Smith and his teammate Marc Leishman took to Instagram on Tuesday to ask for help deciding between the official Olympic hat or visor

The golfing duo asked Smith's 86,000 followers on Instagram to help them choose between wearing the two, with many voting for the visor

The golfing duo asked Smith’s 86,000 followers on Instagram to help them choose between wearing the two, with many voting for the visor

The pair took to Instagram on Tuesday to ask for help deciding between the official Olympic hat or visor. 

‘Hey guys, we’re here at the Olympics and the Australian team have come up with a little bit of a pickle, perhaps a little bit of a conundrum,’ Smith says in the video. 

‘We’ve got the visor and the hat and we’ve put it to a vote, we want Australia to decide, we’re going to put the poll up on my story.’

Many of Smith’s 86,000 Instagram followers voted for the visor, as it ‘helps the mullet be the mullet’.  

‘Visor shows off that glorious mullet,’ one user commented. 

‘It’d be a crime to hide a mullet like that. Voting for the visor,’ another said. 

Smith and Leishman previously combined to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA tour in April that saw them qualify for the 2020 Games

Smith and Leishman previously combined to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA tour in April that saw them qualify for the 2020 Games

Smith and Leishman previously combined to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA tour in April that saw them qualify for the 2020 Games. 

The teammates will play for individually for Australia’s first Olympic medal in golf when the mens tournament begins in Tokyo on Thursday.

‘Growing up, you never really think you’re going to wear the Olympic uniform, with the coat of arms on it. It’s pretty special,’ Smith said. 

‘It’s just going to be an awesome experience.’ 

'Growing up, you never really think you're going to wear the Olympic uniform, with the coat of arms on it. It's pretty special,' Cameron Smith said

‘Growing up, you never really think you’re going to wear the Olympic uniform, with the coat of arms on it. It’s pretty special,’ Cameron Smith said

While both are former runner-ups at major championships, Leishman said claiming gold at the Olympics could mean more than winning a Masters or US Open. 

‘In my lifetime, there’s not going to be too many gold medallists. As a golfer, we didn’t think we’d have a chance to win a medal,’ he said. 

‘I think as Australians playing on the PGA Tour, in a way we do represent our country every week. That’s the way I feel. 

‘If it wasn’t equal to a major, it would be a very, very, very close second.

‘And I’m certainly very proud to call myself an Olympian now and I know Cam is as well.’