| Artist: Willie "Big Eyes" Smith |
Similar Artists:
Performed Songs By:
Worked With:
| Discography: Willie "Big Eyes" Smith |
| Wikipedia: Willie Smith (golfer) |
Willie Smith (died December 26, 1916), a native of Carnoustie, was a Scottish golfer. His brothers Alex and Macdonald were also famous golfers.
While working as a professional at the Midlothian Country Club, near Chicago he won the fifth staging of the U.S. Open in 1899, which was played at the Baltimore Country Club, Roland Park Course. He won by a margin of eleven shots, which wasn't bettered until Tiger Woods won the 2000 championship by fifteen shots. Smith's prize was $150. He played in nine U.S. Opens in total, and made the top ten in eight of them, but he didn't win again.
In 1899, Smith won the first Western Open in a playoff against Laurie Auchterlonie.
In 1904, Smith moved to Mexico City to become the golf pro at the Mexico City Country Club. He was killed during the Mexican Revolution. He had refused to leave his post at the country club and was found trapped under a fallen beam after Emiliano Zapata's troops ransacked the club which they saw as a symbol of the corrupt ruling class. He later died of pneumonia.[1][2] His body was returned to Scotland for burial in the family plot.
Contents |
| Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | U.S. Open | 4 shot lead | (77-82-79-77=315) | 11 strokes |  Val Fitzjohn,  George Low, W.H. Way |
Smith played in only the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.
| Tournament | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | T9 | DNP | T13 | 2 | 2 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 |
DNP = Did not play
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
 |
This biographical article relating to sport in Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This biographical article relating to golf in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
 | Money Talks (1993 Album by The Legendary Blues Band) |
| Willie Smith (Rhythm & Blues Artist, 2000s) |
| Keepin' the Blues Alive (1990 Album by The Legendary Blues Band) |
 | Where can you find the willi smith shoe sammy in size 10? Read answer... |
| What stores sell Willi Smith clothes? Read answer... |
| Where is gospel singer Willie Mae Ford Smith? Read answer... |
 | Willi Smith has a picture? |
| Who influenced willi smith? |
| Where can you buy Willi Smith jeans? |
Copyrights:
 |
 | Artist. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Willie Smith (golfer)". Read more |
Mentioned in
