Byron Smith (golfer) explained

Byron Smith
Birth Date:31 March 1981
Birth Place:Palm Springs, California
Weight:185lb
Residence:Palm Desert, California
Spouse:Amber Smith
Children:1
College:Pepperdine University
Yearpro:2001
Extour:PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Canadian Tour
Prowins:5
Nwidewins:1
Award1:Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2007

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

Smith was born in Palm Springs, California and attended Pepperdine University. He did not play golf during his last two years at Pepperdine but he turned professional in 2001.

Smith first played on the Canadian Tour in 2005 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)

Canadian Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Apr 29, 2007Corona Mazatlán Classic66-70-66-67=269−193 strokes Scott Hawley
2Aug 26, 2007Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga70-65-66-63=264−161 stroke Derek Gillespie
3Jun 7, 2009Times Colonist Open68-69-66-64=267−131 stroke Brady Johnson (a), Jim Rutledge
4Nov 6, 2011Desert Dunes Classic71-68-67-66=272−162 strokes Kent Eger

See also