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STEVEN ALKER
NEW ZEALAND
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
150 lbs
Birthday:
07/28/1971
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| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (2) |
| 2002 Louisiana Open. 2009 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship Pres'd by Christchurch. | |
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (6): 1995 Fiji Open. 1996 Tahiti Open, Queensland Open [Aus]. 1997 South Australian Open [Aus]. 2000 McDonald's PEI Challenge [Can], Bayer Championship [Can]. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | (42) |
| $37,959 | |
| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T4-- Chile Classic Presented by Pacific Rubiales. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 64 at Round 4, Stadion Classic at UGA. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights | |
| Was T4 at the inaugural Chile Classic, thanks to bogey-free rounds three of the four days. Wound up six strokes back of winner Paul Haley. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- Louisiana Open, HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship Pres'd by Christchurch. | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--13; in money--3; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
| Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002, 2004-06 and 2009-11. Member of the PGA TOUR in 2003. 2011: Made the cut in three of 13 Nationwide Tour starts with his only top-25 finish a T11 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. 2010: Struggled with his game during the Nationwide Tour season, missing the cut in all 21 starts. 2009: Earned his second career title, at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, where he was a sponsor exemption into the tournament. He became the first New Zealander to win the national title since Frank Nobilo in 1987, before the tournament was a co-sanctioned event with the Nationwide Tour. Ended the season No. 4 in Driving Accuracy (77.59 percent). 2006: Made the cut in 12 of 25 starts on Tour, with one top-10 finish. Completed the season No. 86 on the money list, with $62,070. A T29 at the ING New Zealand PGA Championship represented his best finish in his first 16 starts. Cracked the top 10 for the only time with a T3 at the Xerox Classic, thanks, in large part, to a 63 in the final round. Qualified for the 2007 European Tour in November. 2005: Made the cut in 16 of 22 starts on Tour in 2005, with four top-25 finishes. Collected $60,654 to finish No. 81 on the final money list. Recorded his only top-10 of the season with a T7 at the season-opening BellSouth Panama Championship, finishing four shots behind champion Vance Veazey. 2004: Made the cut in 19 of 23 starts on Tour, including seven top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 60 on the official money list, with $101,331. Finished the campaign strong, making the cut in his final 12 starts. Season-best T4 at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. His 5-under-par 283 total left him one shot out of a playoff eventually won by Charley Hoffman. Also notched top-10s at the Gila River Golf Classic (T6) and the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs (T10). 2003: Made the cut in 13 of 30 events on the PGA TOUR, finishing No. 163 on the money list. Notched his best finish of the season in just his fourth outing, a 17th-place showing at the Buick Invitational. 2002: Earned his first PGA TOUR card via his fourth-place finish ($247,008) on the Nationwide Tour money list. Named April's Player of the Month, thanks to his victory at the Louisiana Open after surviving playoff with Mike Heinen. Forced a playoff after coming from four shots off the pace on the final day, including making birdie on four of the final seven holes. Recorded a tournament-record, 24-under 264, the most strokes under par by a winner on the Nationwide Tour on way to his first career Tour win. Defeated Heinen on the second hole with a par after both players made double bogey on the first extra hole. It marked his first career title. Finished season with T2s at the Hibernia Southern Open and the TOUR Championship. 2001: Finished 15th on the 2001 Canadian Tour order of merit a year removed from winning the same title, with $93,617 in earnings. 2000: Won the Canadian Tour's McDonald's PEI Challenge and the Bayer Championship in back-to-back events. Led Canadian Tour in stroke average in 2000 (69.14) and 2001 (69.56). Winner of the 1995 Fiji Open, 1996 Tahiti Open, 1996 Queensland Open and 1997 South Australian Open. | |
| Personal | |
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Non-golf related jobs include working as a petroleum engineer and a carpet cleaner. Lists John Griffin and Paul Parlane as instructors he's worked with. Biggest thrill in golf has been representing New Zealand as both an amateur and a professional along with winning the 2009 New Zealand PGA Championship in Christchurch. Biggest thrill outside of golf is the birth of his children. Never travels without his ice pack and heat rack. Favorite courses he's played are St. Andrews and Harbour Town GL and would like to play Augusta National one day. Favorite college team is Arizona State and pro team is the Arizona Cardinals. Robin Williams is his favorite entertainer and "Old School" is his favorite movie. Favorite TV show is "Two and a Half Men" and favorite magazine is Men's Journal. Roger Federer is his favorite athlete to watch. New Zealand lamb is his favorite food. New York and Stockholm are favorite cities to visit and Queenstown, New Zealand, is his favorite vacation spot. Superstitions include never using a ball with the No. 5 on it. Would have Jack Nicklaus, David Feherty and Peter Jacobsen round out his dream foursome. Bucket list includes visiting Venice and Paris with his wife. Suffered with reactive arthritis from 1999-2002. Supports The First Tee programs and Breast Cancer Awareness. |
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