About
Australian golfer and Jacksonville, Florida resident who became the first golfer since Jack Nicklaus in 1978 to win both the British Open and The Players Championship in the same season. He has 400,000 followers on Instagram.
Before Fame
He turned pro in 2013. He started playing on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Trivia
Smith is one of five to win The Players and the Open under the age of 30, joining Rory McIlroy, David Duval, Tiger Woods, and Sandy Lyle. He broke Tiger Woods' record of 19-under for an Open at St. Andrews. He is the first Australian to win at St. Andrews since Kel Nagle beat Arnold Palmer in 1960.
Family Life
Smith's father, Des, plays scratch golf and got his son into golfing as soon as he learned how to walk.
Associated With
At the 2022 British Open, Smith matched the major championship record to par, last reached by Dustin Johnson in the 2020 Masters. He also overtook co-leader Rory McIlroy to become the first Australian to win the Open since Greg Norman in 1993 and the first to win a major since Jason Day at the 2015 PGA.
