Nathan Smith (golfer)

Nathan Smith
Personal information
Full nameNathan T. Smith
Born (1978-08-16) August 16, 1978 (age 46)
Brookville, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career
CollegeAllegheny College
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2004
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Nathan T. Smith (born August 16, 1978)[1] is an American amateur golfer.[2]

Smith won the U.S. Mid-Amateur four times (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012), the Sunnehanna Amateur (2011), the Pennsylvania Amateur twice (2002, 2009),[3] the West Penn Amateur four times (2007–10),[4] and the R. Jay Sigel Match Play three times (2011, 2013, 2015).[5] He also won the inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, with Todd White, in 2015.[6]

Smith played in three consecutive Walker Cups (2009, 2011, 2013).[7]

Smith has played in five major championships (four Masters and one U.S. Open) but missed the cut in each of them. He came within one shot of making the cut at the 2004 Masters Tournament, but had a double-bogey on the 36th and final hole.[8]

  1. ^ "Nathan T. Smith". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Dudurich, Mike (April 5, 2011). "The Juggling Act Of Nathan Smith". USGA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Amateur Championship – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "West Penn Amateur Championship". Western Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "R. Jay Sigel Match Play". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nathan Smith, Todd White win inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 6, 2015.
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  8. ^ Romine, Brentley (April 6, 2017). "Not your average mid-amateur, Stewart Hagestad could make history at Masters". Golfweek. Retrieved April 7, 2017.