Austin Smotherman

Austin Smotherman
Personal information
Born (1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 32)
Loomis, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
CollegeSouthern Methodist University
Turned professional2016
Current tourPGA Tour
Former toursKorn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins5
Highest ranking66 (October 11, 2026)
(as of October 18, 2026)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2026
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Austin Smotherman (born May 19, 1994) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University. Smotherman won the 2021 Simmons Bank Open on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Career

Smotherman, a college teammate of Bryson DeChambeau at SMU, turned professional 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. In 2020, he held the 36-hole lead at the TPC San Antonio Championship before finishing solo fourth. Smotherman earned his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the 2021 Simmons Bank Open, going wire-to-wire and winning by three strokes.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Oct 4, 2026 Bank of Utah Championship 63-62-65-68=258 −26 2 strokes United States Doug Ghim

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 United States Paul Haley II, China Yuan Yechun
2 Jun 8, 2025 BMW Charity Pro-Am 65-62-66-67=260 −25 3 strokes Denmark Sebastian Cappelen, United States Pierceson Coody,
China Yuan Yechun
3 Jun 29, 2025 Memorial Health Championship 65-63-68-63=259 −25 1 stroke Mexico 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 Mexico Juan Pablo Hernández

Results in major championships

Tournament 2026
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2023202420252026
The Players Championship T35 T13
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 41 2026 Ending 11 Oct 2026" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Stanley, Adam (October 1, 2020). "Smotherman uses motivation from college teammate DeChambeau in Savannah". PGA Tour.
  3. ↑ Wacker, Brian (December 3, 2018). "There isn't much glamour on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. But there is plenty of hope". Golf Digest.
  4. ↑ Luca, Greg (July 16, 2020). "Korn Ferry event's leader makes most of decision to rest". San Antonio Express-News.
  5. ↑ Organ, Mike (May 9, 2021). "Austin Smotherman leads from wire-to-wire to claim the Simmons Bank Open For The Snedeker Foundation". The Tennessean.