Austin Smotherman

Austin Smotherman
Personal information
Born (1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 30)
Loomis, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas
Career
CollegeSouthern Methodist University
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins2

Austin Smotherman (born May 19, 1994) is an American professional golfer. He played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University and currently plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2021 Simmons Bank Open on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Career

Smotherman, a college teammate of Bryson DeChambeau at SMU,[1] turned pro in 2016. Playing on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, he won the 2018 Mexican Open and finished fourth in the tour's Order of Merit, which guaranteed partial status on the Web.com Tour in 2019.[2] In 2020, he held the 36-hole lead at the TPC San Antonio Championship before finishing solo fourth.[3] Smotherman earned his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the 2021 Simmons Bank Open, going wire-to-wire and winning by three strokes.[4]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 May 9, 2021 Simmons Bank Open 65-69-69-69=272 −16 3 strokes United States Paul Haley II, China Yuan Yechun

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Mar 25, 2018 Abierto Mexicano de Golf 66-65-66-65=262 −18 4 strokes Mexico Juan Pablo Hernández

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2023
The Players Championship T35

"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

References

  1. ^ Stanley, Adam (October 1, 2020). "Smotherman uses motivation from college teammate DeChambeau in Savannah". PGA Tour.
  2. ^ Wacker, Brian (December 3, 2018). "There isn't much glamour on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. But there is plenty of hope". Golf Digest.
  3. ^ Luca, Greg (July 16, 2020). "Korn Ferry event's leader makes most of decision to rest". San Antonio Express-News.
  4. ^ Organ, Mike (May 9, 2021). "Austin Smotherman leads from wire-to-wire to claim the Simmons Bank Open For The Snedeker Foundation". The Tennessean.