Shane Bertsch

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Shane Bertsch
Personal information
Full nameShane Thomas Bertsch
Born (1970-03-30) March 30, 1970 (age 55)
Denver, Colorado
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Texas A&M University
Turned professional1994
Current tour PGA Tour Champions
Former tours Web.com Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
PGA Tour Champions1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1998, 2012
The Open Championship DNP

Shane Thomas Bertsch (born March 30, 1970) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

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Early life

Bertsch was born in Denver, Colorado.

Professional career

In 1994, Bertsch turned professional. Bertsch has won twice on the Nationwide Tour, once in 2000 and once in 2005. His best PGA Tour finish was a tie for fifth at the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open.

Bertsch was once a top-tier tennis player, but gave up the game for good after losing to future world number-one Andre Agassi in 1994. [1]

Bertsch barely missed retaining full tour privileges for 2009, finished 126th on the money list. He secured a tour card for 2010 by finishing 15th in qualifying school.

In August 2020, Bertsch won in his second PGA Tour Champions start. He beat Glen Day, Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry with an eagle at the first sudden-death playoff hole. [2]

Professional wins (8)

Web.com Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 16, 2000 Buy.com Upstate Classic −19 (69-68-64-68=269)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tim Straub
2May 1, 2005 BMW Charity Pro-Am (2)−12 (69-68-65=202) [a] 2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman, Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson
3Jun 1, 2015 Rust-Oleum Championship −18 (67-65-68-66=266)1 stroke Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Lee

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2004 Knoxville Open Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bolli, Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Haas Haas won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2005 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Flag of the United States.svg Joe Daley Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Aug 21, 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge −13 (64-64-72=200)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer,
Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer,
Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 		Won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
U.S. Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Bertsch only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2007
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ↑ "ABF U-Pack Proudly Sponsors Professional Golfer on PGA Tour". Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bertsch wins in playoff at Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge". PGA Tour. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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