Steven Bowditch

Steven Bowditch (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

For the squash player, see Steve Bowditch.

Steven Bowditch
Personal information
Born (1983-06-08) 8 June 1983
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality Australia
ResidencePeregian Beach, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking54 (30 August 2015)[1]
(as of 21 June 2020)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT26: 2014
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2014, 2015
U.S. OpenCUT: 2016
The Open ChampionshipT30: 2015

Bowditch was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He had a distinguished amateur career, which includes medalist honours at the 2001 Australian Amateur.

Bowditch plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and previously played on its developmental Von Nida Tour. He also plays in the United States, where he has alternated between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour for varied success. He won the 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour, on the way to finishing fourth on the Nationwide Tour's money list. This earned Bowditch a PGA Tour card for the first time in 2006. He played in 22 events, but only made two cuts in his debut season and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2007.

Bowditch won for the second time on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, at the Soboba Golf Classic. He finished the year 17th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. His second full season on the PGA Tour was a greater success, where he played in 28 events and made 15 cuts, including six top-25 finishes.

On 30 March 2014, Bowditch won his maiden title on the PGA Tour, at the Valero Texas Open.[2] He won by a single stroke over Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays, despite shooting a final four-over-par round of 76, which was the highest round shot by a winner on tour since 2004. The victory came in his 110th tour level start. The win qualified Bowditch to play in the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship for the first time in his career.

On 31 May 2015, Bowditch won the AT&T Byron Nelson for his second PGA Tour title. He posted a score of −18 to finish four shots ahead of Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker and Scott Pinckney to claim a wire-to-wire victory.[3] He became the third Australian to win the tournament in eight years, following Adam Scott in 2008 and Jason Day in 2010. The victory qualified Bowditch for the 2015 PGA Championship and the 2016 Masters Tournament. His play during the season was good enough to earn a captain's pick for the 2015 Presidents Cup and a career high world ranking of 54th.

Bowditch has long had a battle with severe depression and is a spokesman for beyondblue, an Australian non-profit organisation promoting awareness of depression and related mental disorders.[4]

On 3 February 2017, Bowditch was arrested for extreme DUI in Scottsdale, Arizona.[5]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 30 Mar 2014 Valero Texas Open −8 (69-67-68-76=280) 1 stroke Will MacKenzie, Daniel Summerhays
2 31 May 2015 AT&T Byron Nelson −18 (62-68-65-64=259) 4 strokes Charley Hoffman, Scott Pinckney,
Jimmy Walker

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Feb 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 −11 (67-67-72-71=277) 5 strokes Ryan Armour, Nathan Green
2 8 Nov 2009 Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship −28 (64-64-63-69=260) 6 strokes Clint Rice
3 8 May 2010 Cellarbrations New South Wales PGA Championship −17 (64-68-64-67=263) 2 strokes Gareth Paddison

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 ING New Zealand PGA Championship Peter O'Malley Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Feb 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship1 −11 (67-67-72-71=277) 5 strokes Ryan Armour, Nathan Green
2 3 Oct 2010 Soboba Golf Classic −19 (70-64-63-68=265) 3 strokes Daniel Summerhays

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 ING New Zealand PGA Championship Peter O'Malley Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 BA-CA Golf Open Robert Coles Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 2003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010201120122013201420152016
Masters Tournament T26 CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T30 CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 201420152016
The Players Championship T48 CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament201420152016
Championship 65
Match Play
Invitational 44 T12 58
Champions T40
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2001 (winners)

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 35 2015 Ending 30 Aug 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. Martin, Sean (30 March 2014). "Wrap-up: Bowditch wins Valero Texas Open". PGA Tour.
  3. "Steven Bowditch completes wire-to-wire victory in AT&T Byron Nelson". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 May 2015.
  4. Top young golfer and beyondblue Ambassador Steven Bowditch says: It can happen to anyone
  5. "Pro golfer Steven Bowditch apologizes after extreme DUI arrest". azcentral.com. 3 February 2017.
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