David Smail (golfer)

David Smail
Personal information
Born	20 May 1970 (1970-05-20) (age 41) Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Nationality	New Zealand
Residence	Hamilton, New Zealand
Career
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	5
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2003, 2009
The Open Championship	T67: 2005
PGA Championship	T67: 2009

David Smail (born 20 May 1970) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.^[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 been the highest ranked golfer in New Zealand.

In September 2010, revelations about Smail's private life caused him to take an indefinite break from golf until 'at least mid-2011' following allegations from Sato Kurihara about an affair the pair had. Smail claims Kurihara made several threats to Smail's wife and children, and now a legal battle is underway.^[2]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour of Australasia (2)

• 2001 (2) New Zealand Open, Canon Challenge

Japan Golf Tour (5)

• 2002 (2) Japan Open, Casio World Open
• 2004 (1) Casio World Open
• 2005 (2) Acom International, Bridgestone Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	68	DNP	CUT	DNP	T67	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T67

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing New Zealand): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009

References

1. ^ PGA Tour of Australasia Profile
2. ^ Richens, Matt (3 September 2010). "Jilted lover haunts top golfer David Smail". Waikato Times. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/4092254/Jilted-lover-haunts-top-golfer-David-Smail. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 

External links

• David Smail at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• David Smail at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• David Smail at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Smail, David
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	20 May 1970
Place of birth	Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death