Austin Smotherman
American professional golfer
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Austin Smotherman (born May 19, 1994) is an American professional golfer. He played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University and currently plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2021 Simmons Bank Open on the Korn Ferry Tour.
United States| Austin Smotherman | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 19, 1994 Loomis, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Southern Methodist University |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Former tours | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 88 (March 15, 2026)[1] (as of March 15, 2026) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
Career
Smotherman, a college teammate of Bryson DeChambeau at SMU,[2] turned pro in 2016. Playing on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, he won the 2018 Mexican Open and finished fourth in the tour's Order of Merit, which guaranteed partial status on the Web.com Tour in 2019.[3] In 2020, he held the 36-hole lead at the TPC San Antonio Championship before finishing solo fourth.[4] Smotherman earned his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the 2021 Simmons Bank Open, going wire-to-wire and winning by three strokes.[5]
Professional wins (4)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 9, 2021 | Simmons Bank Open | 65-69-69-69=272 | −16 | 3 strokes |  Paul Haley II,  Yuan Yechun |
| 2 | Jun 8, 2025 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | 65-62-66-67=260 | −25 | 3 strokes |  Sebastian Cappelen, Pierceson Coody, Yuan Yechun |
| 3 | Jun 29, 2025 | Memorial Health Championship | 65-63-68-63=259 | −25 | 1 stroke |  Álvaro Ortiz |
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 25, 2018 | Abierto Mexicano de Golf | 66-65-66-65=262 | −18 | 4 strokes | Juan Pablo Hernández |
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T35 | T13 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place