Chris Smith (golfer)

Chris Smith
Personal information
Full name	Christopher McClain Smith
Born	April 15, 1969 (1969-04-15) (age 42) Indianapolis, Indiana
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Ohio State University
Turned professional	1991
Current tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Nationwide Tour	5
Other	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T60: 1007
The Open Championship	71st: 2003
PGA Championship	T29: 2001
Achievements and awards
Nike Tour leading money winner	1997
Nike Tour Player of the Year	1997

Christopher McClain Smith (born April 15, 1969) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.

Smith was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Ohio State University, where he was a four-time All-Conference selection in the Big Ten from 1988 to 1991, and an All-America selection as a senior. He was also the Big Ten individual champion as a senior. Smith won the Indiana State Amateur Championship in 1990. He was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2000.

In 1997, Smith became the first-ever golfer on the Nike Tour (now known as the Nationwide Tour) to immediately move up to the PGA Tour by way of the "battlefield promotion", which is awarded to a player who wins three tournaments in one Nationwide Tour season. In 1997 he was named the Nationwide Tour Player of the Year and also led the money list.

Smith has won one tournament on the PGA Tour, the 2002 Buick Classic.^[1]

On June 21, 2009, Smith's wife was killed in an automobile accident. His two children were also critically injured.^[2]

Amateur wins (4)

• 1985 Indiana (Boys) State Junior
• 1986 Indiana (Boys) State Junior
• 1988 Western Junior
• 1990 Indiana State Amateur

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 9, 2002	Buick Classic	-12 (66-69-67-70=272)	2 strokes	David Gossett, Pat Perez, Loren Roberts

Nationwide Tour wins (5)

• 1995 (2) NIKE Gateway Classic, NIKE Dakota Dunes Open
• 1997 (3) NIKE Upstate Classic, NIKE Dakota Dunes Open, NIKE Omaha Classic

Other wins (3)

• 1990 Indiana Match Play
• 1992 Ohio Open
• 1994 Ohio Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T60	DNP	T62	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T76	71	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T29	T53	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins
• 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates

References

1. ^ Despite problems off tee, Smith wins Buick
2. ^ Smith's wife killed, children injured in car accident

External links

• Chris Smith at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Smith, Chris
Alternative names	Smith, Christopher McClain
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	April 15, 1969
Place of birth	Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death