Steve Garner

Last updated November 08, 2025

Steve Garner is a professional American bridge player. Garner has two senior world championships and has won 13 North American Bridge Championships. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Steve has lived in Chicago, Illinois since 1985.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

The American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame 2024

Fishbein Trophy (1) 1997
Goren Trophy (1) 2010
Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 2019

Wins

The Rand Cup Senior World Championships (1) 2018

The d'Orsi Senior World Championships (1) 2025

North American Bridge Championships (13)
- Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1997 ^[1]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 2000, 2006 ^[2]
- Grand National Teams (2) 1991, 1995 ^[3]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1996 ^[4]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2012 ^[5]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2015
- Reisinger (2) 1997, 2001 ^[6]
- Vanderbilt (2) 2019, 2023 ^[7]
- Spingold (1) 2025

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (1) 2007
Buffett Cup (1) 2008
North American Bridge Championships (11)
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1985 ^[8]
- Grand National Teams (1) 1988 ^[9]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (2) 2002, 2014 ^[10]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1978, 1987, 2002 ^[11]
- Reisinger (2) 2008, 2010 ^[12]
- Spingold (1) 2008 ^[13]
- Von Zedtwitz Life Masters Pairs (1) 2016
- Vanderbilt (1) 2025

Notes

↑ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Vanderbilt Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2019-01-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
↑ "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
↑ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

"International record for Steve Garner". World Bridge Federation.

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[1] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[2] "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[3] "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[4] "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[5] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[6] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[7] "Vanderbilt Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2019-01-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-01-04.

[8] "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[9] "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[10] "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[11] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[12] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[13] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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