Andrew Smith (golfer)

Andrew Smith
Personal information
Full name	Andrew W. Smith
Born	c. 1870 Canada
Nationality	Canada
Career
Status	Professional
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T3: 1895, 1896
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

Andrew W. Smith (born c. 1870) was a Canadian amateur golfer. He finished tied for third place in the 1895 U.S. Open played at Newport Golf Club in Rhode Island and had an identical result in the 1896 U.S. Open, held July 18, 1896 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.

Smith, who was living in Toronto in 1895, traveled to the United States to play in the 1895 U.S. Open and returned to play in the 1896 U.S. Open.

The 1895 U.S. Open was the first U.S. Open, held on Friday, October 4, at Newport Golf Club in Newport, Rhode Island. Horace Rawlins won the inaugural U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Dunn. Canadian amateur Andrew Smith, who carded rounds of 90-86=176, finished tied for third place.

Smith, the Canadian amateur player, scored well on the Shinnecok Hills course. His rounds of 78-80=158 put him in a tie for third place. He did not win any prize money due to his amateur status.

The 1896 U.S. Open was held July 18 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. James Foulis won his first U.S. Open title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Horace Rawlins, the defending champion. Like the first Open, it was a sideshow to the U.S. Amateur. However, there were 35 entrants and 28 finished the 36 holes.

Before play began, several players signed a petition stating that they would not play if John Shippen, an African-American, and Oscar Bunn, a Native American, were allowed to play. The petition was denied, however, and the players relented. Shippen, a caddie at Shinnecock Hills, shot an opening round of 78, which placed him just two back of leader Joe Lloyd. He was in a position to win the championship until an 11 on the 13th hole of the final round. He finished tied for 6th place. James Foulis, third-place finisher in the inaugural U.S. Open the year before, recorded rounds of 78-74 to prevail by three over defending champion Horace Rawlins. Foulis's 74 set a record that was not broken until 1903, after the rubber-core ball had come into use.

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