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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSNate smithSection Player BiograPhies2nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 WNB golf classic.2010 SeASon:made way onto pga tour in a 2010 after finishing t11 atpga tour Qualifying School. Finished his rookie seasonNo. 27 on the Nationwide tour money list, making the cutin 16 of 28 starts. Had eight top-25 finishes and chalkedup his first career win in the process. Fired a final-round66 at midland country club to win by two strokes over atrio of contenders at the WNB golf classic. Began the finalround two shots back of leader Darron Stiles (71) but kickstartedhis day with a birdie on the first hole. moved intothe lead when veteran Brandt Jobe bogeyed the final holeto finish at 16-under par. Needing only par to win, rolled ina 35-foot birdie putt to reach 18-under and make the finalmargin two shots. First-place check of $94,500 vaulted himfrom No. 78 on the money list to No. 25…In may, fired a9-under 61 to take the opening-round lead by three strokesat the Fort Smith classic. Held the second-round lead byone and was only one shot off the pace entering the finaleXeMPt StAtUS: t11 at 2010 pga tour QualifyingtournamentFULL nAMe: Nathan Jeremy SmithHeiGHt: 6-2weiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: august 7, 1983BiRtHPLAce: Santa monica, caday at Hardscrabble cc but shot a 1-over 71 and wound upt16…First top-10 came the next week, with a t9 at themexico open Bicentenary, where his 7-under 65 Saturdaymoved him into contention after making the 36-hole cuton the number (2-over)…continued his solid play after hismidland win by finishing t5 in his next start, the Sobobaclassic. Eagled the par-5 18th hole Sunday to jump fromt16 to t5. recorded four rounds in the 60s to pick up histhird top-10…Entered the tour championship No. 24 on themoney list but a t33 finish dropped him to No. 27, $10,047out of the top-25.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:Had never played in a pga tour or Nationwide tourevent prior to 2010. most recently played on the Europeanchallenge tour in 2009. Has also played on the Hooterstour in 2007-08. Amateur: two-time all-american at Dukeuniversity. attended robert Louis Stevenson High Schoolin pebble Beach, ca, where he lettered in golf, basketballand baseball.ReSiDence: Santa cruz, ca; plays out of pasatiempogcFAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: Duke university (2006, culturalanthropology)SPeciAL inteReStS: FishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2006nationwide tour AlumnusPeRSonAL:Lists alistair Dyer as his instructor…Favorite course he’splayed is cypress point gL and looks forward to playingaugusta National. Never travels without his “luckyblankie.”…First car was a Honda civic. Now drives FordExplorer…Favorite college team is Duke university andfavorite professional team is the San Francisco 49ers…Enjoys watching “the office” and “Entourage.”…Favorite movies are “Wedding crashers” and “Dumb andDumber.”…Favorite entertainer is tupac Shakur…otherfavorites include Japanese food, michael Jordan andvacationing in Hawaii…puts his father, tiger Woods andJordan in his dream foursome. Involved with the First teeof monterey in california.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer High official world Rank: after 2010 Vikingclassic/264PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 28 16 1 3 8 $199,212/27total 28 16 1 3 8 199,212eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 2 1 $6,864* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*scott stallingseXeMPt StAtUS: t11 at 2010 pga tour QualifyingtournamentFULL nAMe: Scott robert StallingsHeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 195BiRtHDAte: march 25, 1985BiRtHPLAce: Worcester, maReSiDence: Knoxville, tN ; plays out of oak ridge cc(oak ridge, tN)FAMiLY: Wife, JennifereDUcAtion: tennessee tech (2007, Businessmanagement)SPeciAL inteReStS: music, gunstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2007nationwide tour Alumnus2010 SeASon:played his rookie season on the Nationwide tour, finishingNo. 53 on the official money list. made five of his first eightcuts. posted his first top-10 finish at the BmW charitypro-am, the ninth event of the year, finishing t7. Fired fourrounds in the 60s, including a final-round 63. prior to thatweek, his best score of the year was a 68…recorded hissecond top-10 finish six starts later, at the chiquita classic.Shot four rounds in the 60s, including a third-round 65 andfinal-round-67 to t5…added a t7 at the cox classic, wherehis third-round 67 included a 7-under 29 on the back nine.one of eight players to miss earning pga tour status for2010 by a stroke at the 2009 Qualifying tournament.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2008: Finished t14 at the chattanooga classic, where heposted opening scores of 64-62 and was one shot off the36-hole lead of Webb Simpson. His 126 score is tied forthe third-lowest opening-36 hole score in Nationwide tourhistory. Weekend rounds of 73-76 dropped him down theleaderboard...played on both Nga Hooters tour and thetarheel tour in 2008-09...made the cut in 11 of 14 startson the Hooters tour in 2009 with nine top-25 finishes.Amateur: two-time ohio Valley conference player of theYear. Won seven collegiate events. Was an all-america in2006. Named to the dean’s list four years...Was named allstatein golf during his high school days at oak ridge High.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer High official world Rank: after 2010 Frys.comopen/5472-362 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com