Steve Gotsche

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Steve Gotsche
Personal information
Born (1961-08-24) August 24, 1961 (age 64)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Barton County Community College
University of Nebraska
Turned professional1985
Former tours PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T32: 1996
The Open Championship DNP

Steve Gotsche (born August 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Gotsche joined the PGA Tour in 1994, earning his Tour card through qualifying school. In his rookie year he recorded the best PGA Tour finish of his career, a fifth-place finish at the New England Classic. He didn't play well enough to retain his Tour card but earned his card through qualifying school for the second time. After an unsuccessful year on Tour, he joined the Nationwide Tour in 1996. He only played in three events from 1997 to 1998 but rejoined the Tour in 1999. That was his breakthrough year on Tour, winning the Nike Monterrey Open and the Nike Upstate Classic en route to a 15th-place finish on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2000. In his return to the PGA Tour he didn't play well enough to retain his card. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2001 and 2002.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Mar 21, 1999 Nike Monterrey Open −18 (67-67-70-66=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Gibson
2May 2, 1999 Nike Upstate Classic −8 (71-68-69=208) [a] 2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sam Randolph, Flag of the United States.svg Jim Johnson

Other wins (6)

Results in major championships

Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT55CUTT68T32CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Gotsche only played in the U.S. Open.

See also

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.