Junior (2000-01): A first team all-Academic Pac-10 selection ... Played in eight tournaments this year, including four junior varsity events ... Ranked sixth on the squad with a 74.25 stroke average ... Saw action in the No. 5 position ... Competed at the U.S. Intercollegiate as an individual and placed in a tie for 39th at 74-73-73=220 (+7) ... Finished tied for 87th at the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational with a 223 (+7) as an individual ... Earned a top-20 finish at the Anteater Invitational (T20th) with a 227 total (+11) ... Tied for 80th place at the PING-Arizona Intercollegiate with a 231 total (+18) ... Collected his best finish of the year (T8th) at the 49er Collegiate Classic with a 68-78-71=217 (+4) ... His first-round 68 and 217 total were season lows ... Finished tied for 49th at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a 227 total (+14) ... Tied for 17th at the NMSU/Herb Wimberly Invitational with a 72-74-72=218 (+2) ... Opened the season at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate as an individual and finished tied for 25th place at 219 (+3).
Sophomore (1999-2000): Played in six tournaments on the year ... One top-20 outing and owned a stroke average of 74.94 ... His best finish of the year was a tie for 13th at the John Burns Intercollegiate ... Shot a five-under-par 211 ... His best round of the year came in that tournament, a 66 in the first round ... Was Arizona’s second-highest finisher in the event ... Helped the UA tie for second ... Tied for 22nd at the Louisiana Classic with an eight-over-par 224 ... Competed as an individual at the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational in Tempe and tied for 83rd (231) ... The University of Arizona’s representative at the 2000 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference.
Freshman (1998-99): Played in four tournaments ... His first collegiate competition came with the JV squad at the Herb Wimberly/Coca-Cola Classic ... Posted the team’s second-best finish by tying for 32nd at four-over-par 148 ... Once again posted UA’s second-best finish at the Spalding/Anteater Invitational (JV) where he tied for 51st ... Participated in the ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational, his first varsity tournament, as an individual ... Tied for 52nd at seven-over-par 223 - his best outing of the season ... Ended the season with a 75.86 stroke average.
High School: Graduated from Central Valley High School in June, 1998 ... Lettered four years in golf, playing in the No. 1 position for coach Barry Pottenroth ... Was the team captain and team MVP each of his last three seasons ... Four-time selection to the all-Greater Spokane League Team ... 1997 Greater Spokane League Scoring Champion ... Academic honors include Scholastic Achievement Award, member of National Honors Society and listed in Who’s Who in America Among High School Students.
Personal: Full name is Brandon Peter Smith ... Son of Peter and Lynn Smith of Veradale, Wash. ... Father graduated from Washington State and is a general contractor ... Brother, Kyle, plays basketball and golf ... Born 7-10-80 in Spokane, Wash. ... Major area of study is finance.
Smith’s Career Statistics
Top Low Low
Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par
1998-99 6 18 1375 76.39 0/0 70 223 (+7) 2
1999-2000 7 21 1570 74.76 0/1 66 211 (-5) 3
2000-01 8 24 1782 74.25 1/2 68 217(+4) 5
Totals 21 63 4727 75.03 1/3 66 211 (-5) 10
2000-01 Tournament Score Place
Sept. 15-16 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Ind.) 70-75-74=219 (+3) T25
Oct. 6-7 NMSU/Herb Wimberly Invitational 72-74-72=218 (+2) T17
Oct. 16-17 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 79-72-76=227 (+14) T49
Nov. 2-3 49er Collegiate Classic 68-78-71=217 (+4) T8
Jan. 29-30 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 74-79-78=231 (+18) T80
March 26-27 Anteater Invitational 73-78-76=227 (+11) T20
April 13-14 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational (Ind.) 74-76-73=223 (+7) T87
April 21-22 U.S. Intercollegiate 74-73-73=220 (+7) T39
1999-2000
Oct. 25-26 Real Del Mar Classic 79-75-76=230 (+14) T28
Jan. 31-Feb. 1 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 74-74-72=220 (+7) T31
Feb. 23-25 John Burns Intercollegiate 66-72-73=211 (-5) T13
March 8-9 Louisiana Classic 71-76-77=224 (+8) T22
Feb. 17-19 Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate 74-71-76=221 (+5) T35
March 27-28 Spalding/Anteater Invitational 74-74-80=228 (+8) T41
April 15-16 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational 75-76-80=231 (+15) T83
1998-99
Oct. 26-27 Herb Wimberly/Coca-Cola Classic 75-73=148 (+4) T32
Feb. 1-2 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 73-79-80=232 (+19) T82
Feb. 11-13 Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate 77-77-83=237 (+23) T61
March 29-30 Spalding/Anteater Invitational 78-72-83=233 (+17) T51
April 17-18 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational 75-78-70=223 (+7) T52
April 26-28 1999 Pac-10 Championships 76-77-73-76=302 (+22) T49
