Jerry Smith (born April 23, 1964) is an American

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. He has played on the PGA Tour and the

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. Smith was born in

Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha–Council Bluffs ...

. He played college golf at Baylor University.Inside the PGA Tour: Hi, I'm Jerry Smith
/ref> He turned professional in 1987. Smith played on the Asian Tour for seven years, winning the 1998

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. Smith played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2003, and 2005. His best finishes were a pair of T-2 in 2005 at the Chattanooga Classic, which he lost in a playoff, and the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. Smith played the PGA Tour from 2000 to 2002 and 2006 to 2007. His best finish was a T-3 at the 2001

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. Smith has played in four U.S. Opens but never made the cut. Smith qualified for the 2015

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by finishing third at qualifying school in 2014.

Personal life

Smith lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. He and his wife, Jennifer (née Johnson) Smith, have two daughters, Giavanna and Olivia.

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (1)

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (1)

*1991

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Champions Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

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* * American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Iowa Baylor Bears men's golfers Sportspeople from Council Bluffs, Iowa Golfers from Scottsdale, Arizona 1964 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub