David Smail (golfer)
| David Smail | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
20 May 1970 Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand |
| Residence | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) |
Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2003, 2009 |
| The Open Championship | T67: 2005 |
| PGA Championship | T67: 2009 |
David Smail (born 20 May 1970) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.[1]
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.[2]
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour of Australasia (2)
- 2001 (2) New Zealand Open, Canon Challenge
Japan Golf Tour (5)
- 2002 (2) Japan Open, Casio World Open
- 2004 (1) Casio World Open
- 2005 (2) Acom International, Bridgestone Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | 68 | DNP | CUT | DNP | T67 | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T67 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
References
- ↑ 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