Sarah Jane Smith ( Kenyon) (born 8 July 1984) is an Australian

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and

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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 The Pure Silk Championship was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played in Williamsburg, Virginia. The 72-hole tournament was held on the par-71 River Course at Kingsmill Resort, set at in 2013 LPGA Tour, 2013. Previou ...

and the 2016

Lorena Ochoa Invitational The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament in México on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Lorena Ochoa, the event debuted in November 2008 at the course where she learned to play, Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara. ...

Amateur career

Smith started playing golf at the age of 12 and represented Australia at the

Astor Trophy The Astor Trophy is a women's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. It has been played every four years since 1959. From its foundation until 2007 i ...

Tasman Cup The Tasman Cup was an amateur women's team golf tournament, played between Australia and New Zealand from 1933 to 2016. From 2007 to 2012 it was played as part of the Trans Tasman Cup. In 2016 the trophy was contested using scores from the two qual ...

and the

Queen Sirikit Cup The Queen Sirikit Cup, officially the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship, is an annual amateur team golf championship for women organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1979. The event is na ...

. 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. 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 The Women's Australian Open is a women's professional golf tournament played in Australia, operated by Golf Australia and the WPGA Tour of Australasia, long co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). Beginning with the 2012 event, it is ...

, finishing 10th, and was a member of the Australian World Amateur Team at the

2014 Espirito Santo Trophy The 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 2–7 September at the Karuizawa 72 Golf East, on its Iriyama and Oshitate courses in Karuizawa, Japan. It was the 26th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The t ...

Professional career

Smith turned professional in December 2004. Before establishing herself on the

, she won two tournaments on the

LPGA Futures Tour The Epson Tour, previously known as the LPGA Futures Tour, and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed Futures Tour and between 2012 and 2021 as the Symetra Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour ...

. Her best LPGA Tour results are a runner-up finishes at the

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and the

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, and she tied for third at the

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ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open The Women's Australian Open is a women's professional golf tournament played in Australia, operated by Golf Australia and the WPGA Tour of Australasia, long co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET). Beginning with the 2012 event, it i ...

. She was on the Australian team that competed at the 2018 International Crown. She led the 2018 U.S. Women's Open at the halfway point, and finished tied fifth after a final round 78. Smith also played on the ALPG Tour. In 2017, she was runner-up at the

RACV Gold Coast Challenge The RACV Gold Coast Challenge was a golf tournament played in Australia. It was one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and was co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA ...

and won the season money list. She shot 63-65 at the 2023

TPS Murray River The Players Series, titled as the Webex Players Series for sponsorship reasons, is a series of professional golf tournaments played in Australia with men and women competing in the same field, although they play from different tees. The series beg ...

, 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.

Personal life

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

Amateur wins

*2001 Greg Norman Junior Masters *2002 Australian Girls' Amateur, Queensland Junior Championship *2003 NSW Stroke Play Championship, Queensland Stroke Play Championship Source:

Professional wins (3)

Futures Tour wins (2)

*2005 Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic *

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Twin Bridges Championship The Twin Bridges Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1984 and is held in the Albany, New York area. In 2010 and 2011, the title ...

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Australia): 2003 *

(representing Australia): 2004 *

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

(representing Australia):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Professional * The Queens (representing ALPG): 2015, 2016, 2017 *

International Crown The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a :wikt:biennial, biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Eight national teams of four players each (32 players in total) participate in the match play event. History It deb ...

(representing Australia):

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References

External links

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at the

WPGA Tour of Australasia The WPGA Tour of Australasia, formerly known as the ALPG Tour, is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. WPGA stands for Women's Professional Golfers' Association. The tour was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Associ ...

official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Sarah Jane Australian female golfers LPGA Tour golfers ALPG Tour golfers Sportspeople from Geelong 1984 births Living people