Steven Alker

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Steven Alker
Personal information
Full nameSteven Craig Alker
Born (1971-07-28) 28 July 1971 (age 50)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceHamilton, New Zealand;
Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
Tanya
​
(m. 2003)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Korn Ferry Tour4
PGA Tour Champions1
Other5
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

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

Early life and professional career[]

Alker was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Alker turned professional in 1995 and 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 Championship after tying for second place in the Final Qualifying event held at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.[1][2]

In November 2021, Alker won the TimberTech Championship on the PGA Tour Champions in Boca Raton, Florida. With the win, Alker had earned $896,207 in nine senior tournaments after turning 50 years of age in July 2021. This amount was more than he made in his PGA Tour career.[3]

Professional wins (12)[]

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)[]

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

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1997 Canon Challenge Australia Peter Senior Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (4)[]

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

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Web.com Tour playoff record (3–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Louisiana Open United States Mike Heinen Won with par on second extra hole
2 2013 Utah Championship Australia Ashley Hall Won with par on first extra hole
3 2014 Cleveland Open South Africa Dawie van der Walt Won with birdie on eleventh extra hole
4 2014 Albertsons Boise Open United States Steve Wheatcroft Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 27 Aug 2000 McDonald's PEI Challenge −10 (71-70-66-71=278) 3 strokes United States Ken Duke, United States
2 17 Sep 2000 Bayer Championship −22 (65-69-62-66=262) 5 strokes United States Arron Oberholser

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 21 Oct 2001 −12 (66-70-66-66=268) Playoff Australia Gavin Coles

Other wins (2)[]

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 7 Nov 2021 TimberTech Championship −17 (68-63-68=199) 2 strokes United States Jim Furyk, Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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.
  2. ^ Herrington, Ryan (23 October 2021). "An incredible Cinderella story is making Phil Mickelson take a backseat (if for one round) on the PGA Tour Champions". Golf Digest. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ Shedloski, Dave (7 November 2021). "Steven Alker wins TimberTech Championship, continues outlandish start to senior career". Golf Digest. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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