Macdonald Smith
| Macdonald Smith | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
Smith set up to hit a fairway wood shot
from the rough, c. 1929. |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Macdonald S. Smith |
| Nickname | Mac |
| Born |
March 18, 1890 Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland |
| Died | August 31, 1949 (aged 59) Glendale, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 Scotland United States
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| Spouse | Louise A. Cahill |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1908 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 29 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 24 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T7: 1934 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 1930 |
| The Open Championship | 2nd/T2: 1930, 1932 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Hall of Fame | 1954 |
Macdonald "Mac" Smith (March 18, 1890 – August 31, 1949) was one of the top professional golfers in the world from about 1910 into the mid-1930s. He was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. Smith is regarded, based on his results, as one of the best golfers of all time who never won a major championship. He won 24 times on the PGA Tour.
Born in Carnoustie, Scotland, the son of John D. Smith and Joann Smith (née Robinson), Smith learned his golf on the famous and very difficult Carnoustie Golf Links.
He emigrated to the United States on March 8, 1908 at age 17 to seek better golfing opportunities which he eventually found in America. He applied for, and was granted, American citizenship on July 31, 1918 from the Superior Court of San Diego County, California. At the time, Smith was serving in the U.S. Army at Camp Kearny in San Diego during World War I.
In December 1922, he was married to Louise A. Cahill (1876–1952), a woman 14 years his senior who was widowed in 1907 when her first husband, Joseph Harvey, died.
Smith was the club professional at the country club in Del Monte, California, where future two-time major champion Olin Dutra and his brother Mortie started as caddies. Two of Smith's older brothers won the U.S. Open: Willie in 1899 and Alex in both 1906 and 1910. Brothers George and Jim also played golf at a very high standard. Early in his career, Macdonald Smith was in a three-man playoff at the U.S. Open in 1910 won by his brother Alex; John McDermott finished second and Smith finished third.
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