Nathan Smith wins US mid-amateur for second time

Joint leading qualifier and 2003 champion Nathan Smith defeated Tim Spitz 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final of the United States men's mid-amateur championship at Cassique, Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
Smith, a 31-year-old investment adviser from Pittsburgh, became the fifth multiple-time winner of the event.
Smith was eight-up after the morning round and finished with the third-largest margin of victory since the mid-amateur went to a 36-hole final in 2001.
Smith closed it out in style, landing his approach on No. 12 within 6 inches of the cup. Spitz conceded the match once the pair reached the green.
Smith's next high-profile event should be the Masters in April. Augusta National has generally sent an invitation to the winner of this USGA event.
"I'm speechless," Smith said of a second opportunity to compete at Augusta. "When I was there before, I felt like the luckiest man in the world."