I'm Doug Smith,
a golf-professional with over 30 years of experience playing the game at every level.
From junior, to Division I college, to professional golf, my playing career exposed me to the barriers that keep a lot of people away from this game. This is why as a black professional golfer turned golf-professional, my career goal is to grow the game of golf by making it more diverse, inclusive and exciting. Now I work in the golf industry while hosting Beyond the Fairway on NBC Sports/Golf Channel as well as the popular podcast, Birdies Not BS.
Quick facts about me:
Originally from Versailles, Kentucky.
Started playing golf when I was four.
Became the first black player on the University of Louisville golf team.
I’m the 2005 National Minority Golf Collegiate Champion (Now PGA Works Collegiate Championship).
Played my last two collegiate seasons on the Florida A&M University golf team.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida A&M University.
Worked in advancement before becoming a full-time professional golfer.
My most challenging course so far is Club Los Lagartos in Bogota, Columbia.
I have a podcast called Birdies Not BS (in it’s 3rd year) and another one with Will Lowery called Beyond The Fairway on NBC Sports.
I have 6 holes in one.
I now work in the golf industry and I’m completing my PGA.
I live in Phoenix, AZ with my wife, son and our dog, “Gangsta P”.
My Golf Story
We went back to my hometown of Versailles, Kentucky so I could share how I started to play golf when I was four, and what kept me playing as a kid. In this video, I reminisce at some of my childhood golf heavens like the driving range at Man O' War Golf Learning Center where they thought I was a golf practice member because I was always there, and I got to hit a lot of free golf balls.
