Byron Smith (golfer)

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Byron Smith
Personal information
Born (1981-03-31) 31 March 1981 (age 44)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Palm Desert, California
SpouseAmber Smith
Children1
Career
College Pepperdine University
Turned professional2001
Former tours PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner
2007

Byron Smith (born March 31, 1981) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Smith was born in Palm Springs, California and attended Pepperdine University. He did not play golf during his last two years at Pepperdine.

Professional career

In 2001, Smith turned professional. In 2005, he first played on the Canadian Tour but did not break through until 2007. In his 2007 Canadian Tour season, he won twice, recorded five top-10 finishes, earned over $89,000 in earnings and won the Order of Merit title. The Order of Merit title win gave Smith a five-year exemption on the Canadian Tour. After a winless 2008 season, Smith won his 3rd Canadian Tour event at the Times Colonist Open in 2009. He has also played on the Hooters Tour where he finished in the top-10 of the money list in 2004. He lost in a playoff of a Spanos Tour event in 2005.

Smith played on the Web.com Tour in 2014 and earned his first Tour win at the Rex Hospital Open. He finished 42nd in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

Professional wins (5)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1May 25, 2014 Rex Hospital Open 70-69-63-66=268−164 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Gardiner, Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III

Canadian Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Apr 29, 2007 Corona Mazatlán Classic 66-70-66-67=269−193 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hawley
2Aug 26, 2007 Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga 70-65-66-63=264−161 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Gillespie
3Jun 7, 2009 Times Colonist Open 68-69-66-64=267−131 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brady Johnson (a), Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Rutledge
4Nov 6, 2011 Desert Dunes Classic 71-68-67-66=272−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kent Eger

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