Jordan Smith (golfer)

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Jordan Smith
Personal information
Full nameJordan Lewis Smith
Born (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31)
Bath, Somerset, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceChippenham, Wiltshire, England
Spouse
Ellie Melling
(m. 2021)
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking69 (13 August 2017)[1]
(as of 14 April 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Challenge Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT9: 2017
U.S. OpenT20: 2023
The Open ChampionshipT41: 2023
Achievements and awards
PGA EuroPro Tour
Order of Merit winner
2015
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner
2016

Jordan Lewis Smith (born 9 November 1992) is an English professional golfer.

Professional career[edit]

Smith turned professional in 2014. He played mainly on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2015 winning twice. He also won the tour's Order of Merit which gained him a Challenge Tour card for 2016. He won two Challenge Tour events in 2016, the Red Sea Egyptian Challenge and the Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge.[2] He finished leader of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2017.

Smith started the 2022 European Tour season with runner-up finishes at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship[3] and the MyGolfLife Open in South Africa; where he was defeated in a playoff by Pablo Larrazábal on the second extra hole.[4] In October, Smith claimed his second victory on the European Tour at the Portugal Masters, shooting 30-under-par for four rounds (including two rounds of 62) on way to winning by three shots ahead of Gavin Green. It was also a wire-to-wire victory.[5] His aggregate score of 254 and score in relation to par, was better than the European Tour scoring record at the time, however it was considered as an unofficial record due to preferred lies being in place.

Amateur wins[edit]

Source:[6]

Professional wins (7)[edit]

European Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 30 Jul 2017 Porsche European Open −13 (70-67-67-71=275) Playoff France Alexander Lévy
2 30 Oct 2022 Portugal Masters −30 (62-67-62-63=254) 3 strokes Malaysia Gavin Green

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2017 Porsche European Open France Alexander Lévy Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2022 MyGolfLife Open Spain Adri Arnaus, Spain Pablo Larrazábal Larrazábal won with birdie on second extra hole
Arnaus eliminated by birdie on first hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 23 Apr 2016 Red Sea Egyptian Challenge −18 (63-68-70-69=270) 2 strokes Switzerland Joel Girrbach, England Garrick Porteous,
Austria Manuel Trappel
2 29 Oct 2016 Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge −20 (69-66-67-66=268) 1 stroke Portugal José-Filipe Lima

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 31 Jul 2015 PDC Open −14 (68-68-66=202) 3 strokes England Laurie Canter, England Paul Howard,
England Alex Wrigley
2 30 Oct 2015 Matchroom Sport Tour Championship −13 (71-68-64=203) Playoff England Daniel Gavins, England Aaron Rai

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1)[edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 19 Jul 2010 Magnolia Park
(as an amateur)
−8 (70-68=138) 1 stroke England Yasin Ali, England Toby Burden,
England Craig Housden, England Andrew Johnston,
England Oliver Reddick, England Neil Reilly

Results in major championships[edit]

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T9 CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUT T20
The Open Championship NT T47 T41
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships[edit]

Tournament 2017
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T58
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

Professional

  • Hero Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Week 32 2017 Ending 13 Aug 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ Barnes, Dan (23 April 2016). "Jordan Smith wins the Red Sea Egyptian Challenge". Gazette & Herald.
  3. ^ Leighfield, Jonny (7 February 2022). "Jordan Smith finishes second at Ras Al Khaimah Championship on DP World Tour". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "DP World Tour: Pablo Larrazabal beats Jordan Smith in play-off to win MyGolfOpen in South Africa". Sky Sports. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Jordan Smith storms to stunning wire-to-wire win in Portugal". European Tour. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Jordan Smith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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