Bio

Jared Smith

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (2010-2012) / Golf
Gulfport, Mississippi

Coach Tommy Snell says Jared Smith was the most improved player he ever coached. Smith had a slow start to his golf career at MGCCC in his first semester, but he went on to be the top golfer his next three semesters. During his freshman year, he was ranked 37th nationally, and he was named to the Golf Coaches Association of America Ping All-Freshman National Team. Smith was the Mississippi Association of Junior and Community Colleges Individual Champion, National Junior College Athletic Association Region XXIII Individual Champion and was ranked seventh nationally his sophomore year. He had a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament, was named an NJCAA All-American and a GCAA Ping All-American. For MGCCC Golf, Smith achieved top-five records in wins, rounds played and winning percentage at 88.9 percent. He was Snell’s sixth-ranked player of all time.