Austin Smotherman

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Austin Smotherman
Personal information
Born (1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 31)
Loomis, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas
Career
College Southern Methodist University
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other1

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.

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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 (4)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1May 9, 2021 Simmons Bank Open 65-69-69-69=272−163 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Haley II, Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yechun
2Jun 8, 2025 BMW Charity Pro-Am 65-62-66-67=260−253 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Sebastian Cappelen, Flag of the United States.svg Pierceson Coody,
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yechun
3Jun 29, 2025 Memorial Health Championship 65-63-68-63=259−251 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Álvaro Ortiz

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Mar 25, 2018 Abierto Mexicano de Golf 66-65-66-65=262−184 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Pablo Hernández

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2023
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 .