David Smail (golfer)
David Smail (born 20 May 1970) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.[2]
| David Smail | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 May 1970 Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) |
| Nationality |  |
| Residence | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 70 (23 February 2003)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T67: 2009 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2003, 2009 |
| The Open Championship | T67: 2005 |
He was born in and resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Open in 2001. He has won five titles on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He has been the highest ranked golfer in New Zealand.
In September 2010, revelations about Smail's private life caused him to take an indefinite break from golf until 'at least mid-2011' following allegations from Sato Kurihara about an affair the pair had. Smail claims Kurihara made several threats to Smail's wife and children, and now a legal battle is underway.[3]
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| Legend |
| Japan Opens (1) |
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Oct 2002 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −9 (71-66-67-67=271) | 4 strokes |  |
| 2 | 1 Dec 2002 | Casio World Open | −16 (68-68-64=200) | 2 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 3 | 28 Nov 2004 | Casio World Open (2) | −12 (70-66-69-71=276) | 1 stroke |  |
| 4 | 25 Sep 2005 | Acom International | −13 (64-65-69-73=271) | 2 strokes |  |
| 5 | 23 Oct 2005 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (66-72-67-67=272) | 2 strokes | |
- The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | |
Campbell won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup |
|
Hosokawa won with par on second extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jan 2001 | New Zealand Open | −7 (66-68-69-70=273) | 2 strokes | |
| 2 | 28 Jan 2001 | Canon Challenge | −19 (69-64-69-67=269) | 1 stroke | |
Playoff record
Other playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | WGC-World Cup (with |
  |
South Africa won with par on second extra hole New Zealand and United States eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | 68 | CUT | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | T67 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
- "Week 8 2003 Ending 23 Feb 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- PGA Tour of Australasia Profile
- Richens, Matt (3 September 2010). "Jilted lover haunts top golfer David Smail". Waikato Times. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
External links
- David Smail at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- David Smail at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- David Smail at the Official World Golf Ranking official site