Austin Smotherman

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.

Austin Smotherman
Personal information
Born	(1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 (age 31) Loomis, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Dallas, Texas
Career
College	Southern Methodist University
Turned professional	2016
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	3
Other	1

Career

Smotherman, a college teammate of Bryson DeChambeau at SMU,^[1] 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.^[2] In 2020, he held the 36-hole lead at the TPC San Antonio Championship before finishing solo fourth.^[3] Smotherman earned his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the 2021 Simmons Bank Open, going wire-to-wire and winning by three strokes.^[4]

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
The Players Championship	T35

"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

• 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates