Nathan J. Smith (born August 7, 1983) is an American professional golfer.
| Nate Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nathan J. Smith |
| Born | August 7, 1983 Santa Monica, California |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Soquel, California |
| Career | |
| College | Duke University |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Smith was born in Santa Monica, California. He played at Soquel High and transferred to Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, where he also played golf two seasons. He played college golf at Duke University where he was a two-time All-American.[1][2] He turned professional after graduating in 2006.
Smith played on the mini-tours from 2006 to 2008. He joined the Challenge Tour in 2009 via qualifying school. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010 and won his first title in September at the WNB Golf Classic.[3]
Smith just missed out on an automatic PGA Tour card, finishing 27th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour. He later earned his card through qualifying school.
Professional wins (1) edit
Nationwide Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 26, 2010 | WNB Golf Classic | −18 (67-70-67-66=270) | 2 strokes |  Fabián Gómez,  Brandt Jobe, Alistair Presnell
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Duke University profile". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ Former Blue Devil Nathan Smith Wins WNB Golf Classic
- ^ Nate Smith wins first Nationwide title
External links edit
- Nate Smith at the PGA Tour official site
- Nate Smith at the European Tour official site
- Nate Smith at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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