Byron Smith 

Height: 6'0    Weight: 185
Birthdate: March, 1981    Resides:  Palm Desert, California, United States
University: Pepperdine University

Biography:
Had two Top-10 finishes in 2010: a T-8 at the Desert Dunes Classic and a T-9 at the Times Colonist Open... A great 2009 season as he won the Times Colonist Open and finished T-2 at both the ATB Financial Classic and the Players Cup... Finished T-5 at the 2008 Costa Rica Classic (2009 season)... Finished 2nd behind Graham DeLaet on the 2009 Order of Merit... Had four Top-10s in 2008: Vancouver (T-2), Stockton (T-4), Spring International (T-6), and San Luis (T-6)... Enjoyed an outstanding season on the Canadian Tour in 2007, winning two tournaments and capturing the Order of Merit with a 2nd place finish at the Tour Championship with a final round 62... His second place finish moved him ahead of close friend Spencer Levin and enabled both to be exempted into the PGA TOUR Qualifying School second stage... Winning the 2007 Order of Merit gave him a five year Canadian Tour exemption... Won the 2007 Jane Rogers Championship where he closed with a 63 to overtake the pack... Lost playoff to Brent Schwarzrock at the Desjardins Montreal Open when Schwarzrock drained 40-foot putt on first extra hole... Finished T-9 at the Times Colonist Open... Shot only one round above 75 all season... His score in the final round of the last three Canadian Tour events were 63-63-62 (Montreal, Jane Rogers, Tour Championship)... 2007 Canadian Tour Player of the Year... Closed 2006 with a season-best T-5 at the Canadian Tour Championship... Regained exempt status for 2006 at the 2005 Fall Qualifying School after failing to keep status in his rookie season... Finished in the Top 10 on the Hooters Tour Desert Series money list in 2004... Dream foursome is his father, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson... Favourite golf course is Cypress Point... Did not play golf his final two years at Pepperdine.