Nathan J. Smith (born August 7, 1983) is an American
professional golfer.
Smith was born in
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing t ...
. He played at Soquel High and transferred to Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, where he also played golf two seasons. He played college golf at
Duke University where he was a two-time
All-American. He turned professional after graduating in 2006.
Smith played on the mini-tours from 2006 to 2008. He joined the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
T ...
in 2009 via
qualifying school
In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the ...
. He joined the
Nationwide Tour in 2010 and won his first title in September at the
WNB Golf Classic
The WNB Golf Classic was a professional golf tournament in the United States on the Web.com Tour. It was played annually at the Midland Country Club in Midland, Texas, and the title sponsor was Western National Bank.
It debuted in 1992 as the Be ...
.
Nate Smith wins first Nationwide title
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Smith just missed out on an automatic PGA Tour card, finishing 27th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour. He later earned his card through qualifying school.
Professional wins (1)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
See also
* 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
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American male golfers
Duke Blue Devils men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
European Tour golfers
Golfers from Santa Monica, California
People from Soquel, California
1983 births
Living people
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