Smylie Kaufman (born November 30, 1991) is an American professional golfer.Kaufman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He played college golf at Louisiana State University. He turned professional after graduating in 2014; in December 2014 he tied for 64th place at the Web.com Tour Qualifying School final stage.Kaufman played on the Web.com Tour in 2015. After missing the cut in his first three tournaments, he finished T-4 in the next two and won the third, the United Leasing Championship.