Sarah Jane Smith (golfer) explained

Sarah Jane Smith
Birth Date:8 July 1984
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Height:5 ft 5 in
Yearpro:2004
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
WPGA Tour of Australasia
Extour:Futures Tour (joined 2005)
Prowins:3
Alpgwins:1
Futwins:2
Anainspiration:T32: 2013
Lpga:T11: 2018
Wusopen:T5: 2018
Wbritopen:T17: 2016
Evian:T30: 2016
Award1:ALPG Tour Money List winner
Year1:2017

Sarah Jane Smith (Kenyon) (born 8 July 1984) is an Australian professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She led the 2018 U.S. Women's Open at the halfway point and finished fifth, and was runner-up at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship and the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational.[1]

Amateur career

Smith started playing golf at the age of 12 and represented Australia at the Astor Trophy, Tasman Cup and the Queen Sirikit Cup.

She was victorious at the 2001 Greg Norman Junior Masters, the 2002 Australian Girls' Amateur and Queensland Junior Championship, and at both the 2003 NSW Stroke Play Championship and Queensland Stroke Play Championship.[2]   

Smith was the top-ranked junior in Australia in 2002 and the top-ranked amateur in 2003. She was the low amateur at the 2004 Women's Australian Open, finishing 10th, and was a member of the Australian World Amateur Team at the 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy.[1]

Professional career

Smith turned professional in December 2004. Before establishing herself on the LPGA Tour, she won two tournaments on the LPGA Futures Tour.

Her best LPGA Tour results are a runner-up finishes at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship and the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, and she tied for third at the 2017 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open.[3] She was on the Australian team that competed at the 2018 International Crown.[4]

She led the 2018 U.S. Women's Open at the halfway point, and finished tied fifth after a final round 78.[5] [6] [7]

Smith also played on the ALPG Tour. In 2017, she was runner-up at the RACV Gold Coast Challenge and won the season money list. She shot 63-65 at the 2023 TPS Murray River, a mixed-gender event with the 2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia, to win by five shots over Andrew Martin and Shae Wools-Cobb, snapping her 15-year victory drought.[8] [9]

Personal life

Smith competed as Sarah-Jane Kenyon until she married professional caddie Duane Smith on 10 January 2009.[1] She went on maternity leave in April 2019 and gave birth to a son, Theo.[9]

Amateur wins

Source:[1]

Professional wins (3)

Futures Tour wins (2)

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chevron Championship73
U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT14T50T36
Women's British OpenT55CUTT43
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Chevron ChampionshipT32CUTT60T4074
U.S. Women's OpenT46CUTCUTCUTT5CUTCUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipT53T40CUTT43T14T11CUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^CUT72CUTT30T48CUTNT
Women's British OpenCUTCUTT17CUTCUT70
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarah Jane Smith Bio . LPGA Tour . 14 February 2023.
  2. Web site: 2002 Australian Girls' Amateur Championship . Golf Australia . 14 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Sarah Jane Smith . Women's World Golf Rankings . 15 February 2023.
  4. News: LPGA International Crown: England one point behind leaders South Korea . 20 March 2023 . BBC Sport . 4 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Sarah Jane Smith – 2021 U.S. Open Women's Bio . USGA . 15 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Smith increases U.S Women's Open lead . Golf Australia . Reuters . Brendan . James . 2 June 2018. 15 February 2023.
  7. Web site: Smith fades as Jutanugarn wins US Women's Open . Golf Australia . Australian Associated Press . 4 June 2018 . 15 February 2023.
  8. Sarah Jane Smith snaps 15-year victory drought, becomes third woman to win on Australia's mixed-gender series . Golfweek . Beth Ann . Nichols . 6 February 2023 . 14 February 2023.
  9. Web site: Sarah Jane Smith banks another female win in Murray River mixed-gender golf event . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 5 February 2023 . 15 February 2023.