Chris Smith (golfer)
| Chris Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christopher McClain Smith |
| Born | April 15, 1969 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Ohio State University |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | Nationwide Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Nationwide Tour | 5 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T60: 1007 |
| The Open Championship | 71st: 2003 |
| PGA Championship | T29: 2001 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Nike Tour leading money winner |
1997 |
| Nike Tour Player of the Year |
1997 |
Christopher McClain Smith (born April 15, 1969) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.
Smith was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Ohio State University, where he was a four-time All-Conference selection in the Big Ten from 1988 to 1991, and an All-America selection as a senior. He was also the Big Ten individual champion as a senior. Smith won the Indiana State Amateur Championship in 1990. He was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2000.
In 1997, Smith became the first-ever golfer on the Nike Tour (now known as the Nationwide Tour) to immediately move up to the PGA Tour by way of the "battlefield promotion", which is awarded to a player who wins three tournaments in one Nationwide Tour season. In 1997 he was named the Nationwide Tour Player of the Year and also led the money list.
Smith has won one tournament on the PGA Tour, the 2002 Buick Classic.[1]
On June 21, 2009, Smith's wife was killed in an automobile accident. His two children were also critically injured.[2]
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[edit] Amateur wins (4)
- 1985 Indiana (Boys) State Junior
- 1986 Indiana (Boys) State Junior
- 1988 Western Junior
- 1990 Indiana State Amateur
[edit] Professional wins (9)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 9, 2002 | Buick Classic | -12 (66-69-67-70=272) | 2 strokes | David Gossett, Pat Perez, Loren Roberts |
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (5)
- 1995 (2) NIKE Gateway Classic, NIKE Dakota Dunes Open
- 1997 (3) NIKE Upstate Classic, NIKE Dakota Dunes Open, NIKE Omaha Classic
[edit] Other wins (3)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T60 | DNP | T62 | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T76 | 71 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 | T53 | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Chris Smith at the PGA Tour official site
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