David Smail (golfer)
Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golfer David Smail (born 20 May 1970) is a New Zealand professional golfer.[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 at times in his career been the highest ranked New Zealand golfer.
Professional wins (8)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Japan majors (1)Template:Efn |
| 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 | Template:Flagicon Kim Jong-duck |
| 2 | 1 Dec 2002 | Casio World Open | −16 (68-68-64=200)* | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Brendan Jones |
| 3 | 28 Nov 2004 | Casio World Open (2) | −12 (70-66-69-71=276) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Hunter Mahan |
| 4 | 25 Sep 2005 | Acom International | −13 (64-65-69-73=271) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Taichi Teshima |
| 5 | 23 Oct 2005 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (66-72-67-67=272) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Toru Suzuki |
*Note: The 2002 Casio World Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Template:Flagicon Chris Campbell, Template:Flagicon Tadahiro Takayama | Campbell won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup | Template:Flagicon Yasuharu Imano, Template:Flagicon Kazuhiko Hosokawa | 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 | Template:Flagicon Steven Alker, Template:Flagicon Michael Campbell, Template:Flagicon Roger Chapman, Template:Flagicon Nathan Gatehouse |
| 2 | 28 Jan 2001 | Canon Challenge | −19 (69-64-69-67=269) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon David Gossett |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jun 2023 | Starts Senior Golf Tournament | −18 (65-64-66=195) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Hiroyuki Fujita, Template:Flagicon Prayad Marksaeng |
Playoff record
Other playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | WGC-World Cup (with Template:Flagicon Michael Campbell) |
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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 |
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"T" = tied
Team appearances
Notes
References
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