Alex Smith (golfer)

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Alex Smith
Personal information
Full name	Alex Smith
Born	1872 Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
Died	21 April 1930 (age 57 or 58) Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	8
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2)
The Masters	NYF
U.S. Open	Won: 1906, 1910
Open Championship	T16: 1905
PGA Championship	T9: 1916

Alex Smith (1872 – 21 April 1930) was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. His brother Willie won the U.S. Open in 1899, and Alex won it in both 1906 and 1910. Like many British professionals of his era he spent much of his adult life working as a club professional in the United States.

In 1901 Smith lost to Willie Anderson in a playoff for the U.S. Open title. Smith's 1906 U.S. Open victory came at the Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. His 72 hole score of 295 was the lowest at either the U.S. Open or the British Open up to that time, and he won $300. The 1910 U.S. Open was played over the St. Martin's course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Smith won a three man playoff against American John McDermott and another of his own brothers, Macdonald Smith. Alex Smith played in eighteen U.S. Opens in total and accumulated eleven top ten placings.

Smith also won the Western Open twice and the Metropolitan Open four times.

Smith was born in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland and died in Baltimore, Maryland.

Contents 1 Tournament wins 2 Major championships 2.1 Wins (2) 2.2 Results timeline 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Tournament wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1903 Western Open
• 1905 Metropolitan Open
• 1906 U.S. Open, Western Open
• 1909 Metropolitan Open
• 1910 U.S. Open, Metropolitan Open
• 1913 Metropolitan Open

[edit] Major championships

[edit] Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1906	U.S. Open	3 shot lead	(73-74-73-75=295)	7 strokes	Willie Smith
1910	U.S. Open (2)	2 shot deficit	+6 (73-73-79-73=298)	Playoff1	John McDermott, Macdonald Smith

¹Defeated John McDermott and MacDonald Smith in a 18 hole playoff (Alex Smith 71, McDermott 75 & MacDonald Smith 77).

[edit] Results timeline

Smith died before the Masters Tournament was founded.

Tournament	1898	1899	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
U.S. Open	2	7	13	2	T18	4	18	2	1	DNP	3	3
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16	DNP	T25	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF

Tournament	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921
U.S. Open	1	T23	T3	T16	DNP	T22	DNP	NT	NT	WD	DNP	T5
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	R16	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

[edit] See also

• Golf in Scotland

[edit] External links

• Article on early Scottish golfers in the U.S. (including the Smith brothers)

v • d • e U.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins · 1896 James Foulis · 1897 Joe Lloyd · 1898 Fred Herd · 1899 Willie Smith · 1900 Harry Vardon · 1901 Willie Anderson · 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie · 1903 Willie Anderson · 1904 Willie Anderson · 1905 Willie Anderson · 1906 Alex Smith · 1907 Alec Ross · 1908 Fred McLeod · 1909 George Sargent · 1910 Alex Smith · 1911 John McDermott · 1912 John McDermott · 1913 Francis Ouimet · 1914 Walter Hagen · 1915 Jerome Travers · 1916 Chick Evans · 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Walter Hagen · 1920 Ted Ray · 1921 Jim Barnes · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Bobby Jones · 1924 Cyril Walker · 1925 Willie Macfarlane · 1926 Bobby Jones · 1927 Tommy Armour · 1928 Johnny Farrell · 1929 Bobby Jones · 1930 Bobby Jones · 1931 Billy Burke · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Johnny Goodman · 1934 Olin Dutra · 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. · 1936 Tony Manero · 1937 Ralph Guldahl · 1938 Ralph Guldahl · 1939 Byron Nelson · 1940 Lawson Little · 1941 Craig Wood · 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II · 1946 Lloyd Mangrum · 1947 Lew Worsham · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Cary Middlecoff · 1950 Ben Hogan · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953 Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Jack Fleck · 1956 Cary Middlecoff · 1957 Dick Mayer · 1958 Tommy Bolt · 1959 Billy Casper · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Gene Littler · 1962 Jack Nicklaus · 1963 Julius Boros · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Gary Player · 1966 Billy Casper · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 Lee Trevino · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970 Tony Jacklin · 1971 Lee Trevino · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Johnny Miller · 1974 Hale Irwin · 1975 Lou Graham · 1976 Jerry Pate · 1977 Hubert Green · 1978 Andy North · 1979 Hale Irwin · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 David Graham · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Larry Nelson · 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller · 1985 Andy North · 1986 Raymond Floyd · 1987 Scott Simpson · 1988 Curtis Strange · 1989 Curtis Strange · 1990 Hale Irwin · 1991 Payne Stewart · 1992 Tom Kite · 1993 Lee Janzen · 1994 Ernie Els · 1995 Corey Pavin · 1996 Steve Jones · 1997 Ernie Els · 1998 Lee Janzen · 1999 Payne Stewart · 2000 Tiger Woods · 2001 Retief Goosen · 2002 Tiger Woods · 2003 Jim Furyk · 2004 Retief Goosen · 2005 Michael Campbell · 2006 Geoff Ogilvy · 2007 Ángel Cabrera · 2008 Tiger Woods  · 2009 Lucas Glover