Charlie Smith Class: Senior Hometown: Valencia, Calif. High School: Hart HS Last College: College of the Canyons Height: 6-1 Birthdate: 01/19/1980

Tournament-experienced senior who bolsters the Aztec lineup with under-par scoring capability.

As A Senior (2002-03 Season)
Fall: Broke into the Aztec fall lineup with back-to-back top-15 and under-par results… Shot 73 or better in his first six rounds… Finished the fall with a 73.00 stroke average over three events and nine rounds… Debuted and played as an individual at the Fresno Lexus Classic and shot a 1-under 215 to tie for ninth place… Followed up at Barona by earning a share of 14th place at 3-under… Matched his Aztec career-bests with a 213 total and second-round 69 at Barona… Also in the lineup at Turtle Bay and tied for 51st… Earned nine victories over Golfweek/Sagarin top-100 golfers in just three fall events.

As A Junior (2001-02 Season)
Spring: Did not compete.
Fall: Appeared in three tournaments… Averaged 73.9 over nine rounds… Opened the Aztec Invitational on fire, carding back-to-back 69s before finishing up in 21st at 3-under 213… Also played at the William H. Tucker and Club Glove Intercollegiate.

Previous College
Redshirted at UCLA during the 1998-99 season before transferring to College of the Canyons… Played two seasons of junior college golf at C of C, posting a 72.8 stroke average… Named first-team all-conference as a sophomore and second team as a freshman… Was also an all-region selection as a sophomore… Helped lead Cougars to a community college state title as a freshman.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at William S. Hart HS in Newhall… Averaged 71.2 as a senior and was named L.A. Times and L.A. Daily News Player of the Year… A two-time all-league selection and conference MVP as a senior… Led Indians to league titles in all four years.

Personal
Charles Harrison Smith was born Jan. 19, 1980, in Medina, N.Y… Parents are Dean and Sandra Smith… Public administration major.

Smith’s SDSU Scorecard
Fall 2002
Fresno Lexus     73-70-72—215 (9th)
Barona           71-69-73—213 (14th)
Turtle Bay       79-76-74—229 (51st)

Fall 2001
Tucker           77-73-74—224 (46th)
Club Glove       78-74-76—228 (30th)
Aztec            69-69-75—213 (21st)