Kristie Smith | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Kristie Lynn Smith |
Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 7 August 1988
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Career | |
College | Oklahoma State University (one year) |
Turned professional | 2008 |
Current tour(s) | ALPG Tour Futures Tour (joined 2009) LET (joined 2010) |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Ladies European Tour | 1 |
ALPG Tour | 2 |
Symetra Tour | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | DNP |
Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2010, 2011 |
Kristie Lynn Smith (born 7 August 1988) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Futures Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
She was the 2008 Australian Amateur Champion and was the low amateur in the 2008 MFS Women's Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club, finishing at 1 under par in equal 5th place.
Smith turned pro at the end of 2009, earning playing privileges on the Futures Tour. In December 2009 she also qualified for the Ladies European Tour. She won her first tournament as a professional in January 2010 at the Canberra Ladies Classic on the ALPG Tour. [1] She won her second pro tournament on 11 April 2010 at the Daytona Beach Invitational on the Futures Tour. [2]
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