David Smail (born 20 May 1970) is a New Zealand professional golfer.
Career He was born in and resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Open in 2001. He has won five titles on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Professional wins (8) Japan Golf Tour wins (5) Legend Flagship events (1) Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Oct 2002Japan Open Golf Championship−9 (71-66-67-67=271)4 strokes Kim Jong-duck21 Dec 2002Casio World Open−16 (68-68-64=200)2 strokes Brendan Jones328 Nov 2004Casio World Open (2)−12 (70-66-69-71=276)1 stroke Hunter Mahan425 Sep 2005Acom International−13 (64-65-69-73=271)2 strokes Taichi Teshima523 Oct 2005Bridgestone Open−16 (66-72-67-67=272)2 strokes Toru Suzuki
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12005Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open Chris Campbell, Tadahiro TakayamaCampbell won with birdie on second extra hole22005Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup Yasuharu Imano, Kazuhiko HosokawaHosokawa won with par on second extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up121 Jan 2001New Zealand Open−7 (66-68-69-70=273)2 strokes Steven Alker, Michael Campbell, Roger Chapman, Nathan Gatehouse228 Jan 2001Canon Challenge−19 (69-64-69-67=269)1 stroke David Gossett
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up118 Jun 2023Starts Senior Golf Tournament−18 (65-64-66=195)5 strokes Hiroyuki Fujita, Prayad Marksaeng
Playoff record Other playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12001WGC-World Cup(with Michael Campbell) − Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen, − Retief Goosen and Ernie Els, − David Duval and Tiger WoodsSouth Africa won with par on second extra holeNew Zealand and United States eliminated by birdie on first hole
Results in major championships Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open Championship68CUTT67CUTCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT67
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances World Cup (representing New Zealand): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
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