Sarah Jane Smith (golfer)

Sarah Jane Smith (née Kenyon) (born 8 July 1984) is an Australian professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She led the 2018 U.S. Women's Open at the halfway point and finished fifth, and was runner-up at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship and the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational.[1]

Sarah Jane Smith
Personal information
Born (1984-07-08) 8 July 1984
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2006)
WPGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (joined 2005)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
ALPG Tour1
Epson Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT32: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT11: 2018
U.S. Women's OpenT5: 2018
Women's British OpenT17: 2016
Evian ChampionshipT30: 2016
Achievements and awards
ALPG Tour Money List winner2017

Amateur career

Smith started playing golf at the age of 12 and represented Australia at the Astor Trophy, Tasman Cup and the Queen Sirikit Cup.

She was victorious at the 2001 Greg Norman Junior Masters, the 2002 Australian Girls' Amateur and Queensland Junior Championship, and at both the 2003 NSW Stroke Play Championship and Queensland Stroke Play Championship.[2]  

Smith was the top-ranked junior in Australia in 2002 and the top-ranked amateur in 2003. She was the low amateur at the 2004 Women's Australian Open, finishing 10th, and was a member of the Australian World Amateur Team at the 2014 Espirito Santo Trophy.[1]

Professional career

Smith turned professional in December 2004. Before establishing herself on the LPGA Tour, she won two tournaments on the LPGA Futures Tour.

Her best LPGA Tour results are a runner-up finishes at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship and the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, and she tied for third at the 2017 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open.[3] She was on the Australian team that competed at the 2018 International Crown.[4]

She led the 2018 U.S. Women's Open at the halfway point, and finished tied fifth after a final round 78.[5][6][7]

Smith also played on the ALPG Tour. In 2017, she was runner-up at the RACV Gold Coast Challenge and won the season money list. She shot 63-65 at the 2023 TPS Murray River, a mixed-gender event with the 2022–23 PGA Tour of Australasia, to win by five shots over Andrew Martin and Shae Wools-Cobb, snapping her 15-year victory drought.[8][9]

Personal life

Smith competed as Sarah-Jane Kenyon until she married professional caddie Duane Smith on 10 January 2009.[1] She went on maternity leave in April 2019 and gave birth to a son, Theo.[9]

Amateur wins
  • 2001 Greg Norman Junior Masters
  • 2002 Australian Girls' Amateur, Queensland Junior Championship
  • 2003 NSW Stroke Play Championship, Queensland Stroke Play Championship 

Source:[1]

Professional wins (3)

Futures Tour wins (2)

WPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runners-up
1 5 Feb 2023 TPS Murray River 67-69-63-65=264 −20 5 strokes Australia Andrew Martin, Australia Shae Wools-Cobb

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2006200720082009201020112012
Chevron Championship 73
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT T14 T50 T36
Women's British Open T55 CUT T43
Tournament2013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Chevron Championship T32 CUT T60 T40 74
U.S. Women's Open T46 CUT CUT CUT T5 CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship T53 T40 CUT T43 T14 T11 CUT CUT
The Evian Championship ^ CUT 72 CUT T30 T48 CUT NT
Women's British Open CUT CUT T17 CUT CUT 70

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Sarah Jane Smith Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. "2002 Australian Girls' Amateur Championship" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. "Sarah Jane Smith". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. "LPGA International Crown: England one point behind leaders South Korea". BBC Sport. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. "Sarah Jane Smith – 2021 U.S. Open Women's Bio". USGA. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. James, Brendan (2 June 2018). "Smith increases U.S Women's Open lead". Golf Australia. Reuters. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. "Smith fades as Jutanugarn wins US Women's Open". Golf Australia. Australian Associated Press. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. Nichols, Beth Ann (6 February 2023). "Sarah Jane Smith snaps 15-year victory drought, becomes third woman to win on Australia's mixed-gender series". Golfweek. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. "Sarah Jane Smith banks another female win in Murray River mixed-gender golf event". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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