The beginning of the journey

Travis Smyth is an Australian professional golfer from Flinders a town on the south coast of NSW about 100Km south of Sydney.

He was born on 29th December 1994. Parents are Phil and Debbie and elder sister Casey. 

You might say he fell into a golfing career by accident. More accurately he sustained a neck injury whilst playing football at age 12 for his school, Corpus Christi Catholic High School. As he recovered a friend invited him to have a go at golf and he made a stunning debut.  That was the beginning. 

“After that year was over, I began to love golf and decided to not play football anymore. My days then were all golf.” 

He initially joined Port Kembla GC where Shaun O’Toole was his first golf coach.

“Shaun got me to a single figure handicap within 24 months and I first broke par when I was 15. When Shaun moved to Kiama Golf Club in 2015 as Head Professional I followed him.” 

“Kiama Golf Club really helped me out a lot with fundraising efforts to pay for travel and entries. Also local business chipped in, led by John and Kelley Holloway at A Plus plastics and Anytime Fitness.”

His first major progression in golf was an invitation to join the High Performance Program at Golf NSW along with the opportunity to join St Michael’s Golf Club. At St Mick’s, he began his coaching relationship with Head Teaching Professional John Serhan.