Steven Alker

Steven Craig Alker (born 28 July 1971) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.

Steven Alker
Personal information
Full nameSteven Craig Alker
Born (1971-07-28) 28 July 1971
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Nationality New Zealand
ResidenceHamilton, New Zealand;
Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
SpouseTanya (m. 2003)
ChildrenBen, Skye
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Korn Ferry Tour4
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT45: 2013
The Open ChampionshipT19: 2012
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner		2000

Alker was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. He turned professional in 1995.

Alker has competed on several tours around the world. He has been a member of the PGA Tour of Australasia since 1995. He played on the European Tour in 1998 and 1999, also competing on Europe's developmental Challenge Tour in 1999. In 2000, he won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit, before moving to the United States to compete on the Nationwide Tour in 2002. He was successful enough to graduate to the full PGA Tour in 2003, but was unable to retain his card and returned to the development tour from 2004 to 2006. In 2007 and 2008, he went back to Europe to play on the European and Challenge tours. He returned to the Nationwide Tour (now Web.com Tour) in 2009.

At the 2014 Cleveland Open on the Web.com Tour, Alker beat South Africa's Dawie van der Walt on the 11th playoff hole, a tour record for longest playoff. He finished 20th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In 2016, Alker played in the Open after tying for second in the Final Qualifying event held at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.[1]

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 20 Oct 1996 Foodlink Queensland Open −13 (67-69-67-72=275) 1 stroke Greg Chalmers
2 9 Feb 1997 Ford South Australian Open −15 (71-67-70-65=273) 1 stroke Wayne Grady
3 8 Mar 2009 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship1 −15 (69-70-67-67=273) 2 strokes Josh Geary, David Smail

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 Canon Challenge Peter Senior Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 14 Apr 2002 Louisiana Open −24 (65-66-69-64=264) Playoff Mike Heinen
2 8 Mar 2009 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship1 −15 (69-70-67-67=273) 2 strokes Josh Geary, David Smail
3 14 Jul 2013 Utah Championship −22 (71-64-61-66=262) Playoff Ashley Hall
4 8 Jun 2014 Cleveland Open −14 (70-70-65-65=270) Playoff Dawie van der Walt

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Web.com Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Louisiana Open Mike Heinen Won with par on second extra hole
2 2013 Utah Championship Ashley Hall Won with par on first extra hole
3 2014 Cleveland Open Dawie van der Walt Won with birdie on eleventh extra hole
4 2014 Albertsons Boise Open Steve Wheatcroft Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2)
  • 2000 McDonald's PEI Challenge, Bayer Championship

Other wins (3)
  • 1995 Fiji Open
  • 1996 Tahiti Open
  • 2001 Toyota Southern Classic

Results in major championships
Tournament19981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T45 CUT
The Open Championship T19 CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1997

See also

References
  1. "The Open 2016: Colin Montgomerie qualifies for Royal Troon". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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