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UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
185 lbs
Birthday:
05/15/1978
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| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | (61) |
| $28,375 | |
| Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T9-- Panama Claro Championship. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 67 at Round 3, Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung. 67 at Round 3, Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 67 at Round 1, Stadion Classic at UGA. 67 at Round 3, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 6-- Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet. T6-- Scholarship America Showdown, Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Presented by Cox Comm, LaSalle Bank Open. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--; in money--; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--3; in money--2; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Earned spots in three events on the Nationwide Tour and made two cuts. Best effort was a T33 at the Chiquita Classic. 2009: Made the cut in only three of 17 starts on the Nationwide Tour. Qualified for the Transitions Championship (missed cut). 2008: Made three starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a T40 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic his only made cut. 2005: Member of the Nationwide Tour. He made the cut in eight of 20 starts, with five top-10 finishes. Ended the year No. 48 on the money list, with $112,268. After missing the cut in his first two starts of the year, equaled his career-best finish on Tour at the time with a T7 at the LaSalle Bank Open, pocketing a career-best $24,188 for his efforts. His next top-10 finish represented his career-best finish on Tour, a T6 at the Scholarship America Showdown. Finished nine shots behind winner Jason Gore but made headlines with an amazing 65-61—126 start, equaling the second-lowest first 36 holes in Tour history. Only Gore's 125 (64-61) start at the 2002 Gila River Golf Classic was better. After a disappointing T74 finish at the Canadian PGA Championship, continued his sixth-place string with a T6 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open and a sixth-place effort at the Cox Classic. Created quite a buzz in Omaha when he moved into contention during the third round in dramatic fashion, recording three eagles on his way to an 8-under 63. After three straight bogeys to start the round, he notched the first eagle at the par-4 fourth hole then finished with a flurry, stringing together consecutive eagles on the par-5 17th hole (holing out a 9-iron from 141 yards) and the par-4 18th (holing out a 6-iron from 159 yards). Back-to-back eagles to close a round had never occurred in the 16-year history of the Tour prior to his finish, much less with two hole-outs from the fairway. Did not finish in the top 10 again until a T10 effort at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship. Made his first career PGA TOUR start, at the Ford Championship at Doral, where he missed the cut. 2004: Made the cut in five of 10 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour. Best finish was a T7 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 2003: Monday qualifier at the Miccosukee Championship, where he T34 in his firstNationwide Tour start. Made it through the first and second stages of the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Was the first-stage medalist at Pensacola CC site. 2002: Won the Hooters Tour Championship. |
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| Personal | |
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His biggest thrill in golf was holing out on the 17th and 18th fairways at the Cox Classic and making ESPN's "Top-10 Plays of the Day." In 1990 he was MVP for his all-star baseball team and pitched two no-hitters the same year. In 2008 he was inducted into Florida Atlantic University Athletics Hall of Fame. Once worked as a substitute teacher. Got his start in golf when his father took him to the course because he was burned out from baseball. He has played ever since. Favorite course he has played is TPC Sawgrass. Never travels without flip flops. Only superstition is that he never uses found or used tees on the course. Favorite Web sites are yahoo.com. weather.com, anything fantasy football-related and nba.com. Follows the Miami Hurricanes and the Miami Dolphins, Boston Celtics and Atlanta Braves on the professional level. Favorite TV shows are "Seinfeld" and "Walking Dead." Favorite entertainer is Common. Favorite book is Golf's Sacred Journey. Favorite athletes to watch are Ray Allen and Derek Jeter. Favorite city to visit is Chicago and top vacation spot is Disney World in Orlando. Twitter account is @stevielb. Favorite gadget is his iPod Touch. Favorite apps are Angry Birds, Twitter and fantasy football. Carries peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and granola bars in his golf bag. Dream foursome would include Allen, Jerry Seinfeld and Common. Supports St. Jude, his church, Broward Outreach and the American Cancer Society. |
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