Nathan Smith (golfer)

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Nathan Smith
Personal information
Full nameNathan T. Smith
Born (1978-08-16) August 16, 1978 (age 43)
Brookville, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career
College Allegheny College
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2004
The Open Championship DNP

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

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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]

Amateur wins (16)

Source: [7]

Results in major championships

Tournament2004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Masters Tournament CUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open CUT

Note: Smith only played in the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  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.
  7. 1 2 "Nathan Smith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ Romine, Brentley (April 6, 2017). "Not your average mid-amateur, Stewart Hagestad could make history at Masters". Golfweek. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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