fullname extour birth_place weight height nwidewins article_title prowins birth_date yearpro residence college name tour
nathan j. smith pga tour challenge tour santa monica , california 175 lb kg st on 6 2 1 nate smith -lrb- golfer -rrb-
 1 7 august 1983 2006 soquel , california duke university nate smith web.com tour
nate smith -lrb- golfer -rrb-

nathan j. smith -lrb- born august 7 , 1983 -rrb- is an american professional golfer .
smith was born in santa monica , california .
he played at soquel high and transferred to stevenson school in pebble beach , where he also played golf two seasons .
he played college golf at duke university where he was a two-time all-american .
he turned professional after graduating in 2006 .
smith played on the mini-tours from 2006 to 2008 .
he joined the challenge tour in 2009 via qualifying school .
he joined the nationwide tour in 2010 and won his first event in september at the wnb golf classic .
smith just missed out on an automatic pga tour card , finishing 27th on the 2010 nationwide tour .
he later earned his card through qualifying school .
