Steven Bottomley | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Steven Mark Bottomley |
Nickname | Botts |
Born | Bradford, England | 15 February 1965
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Bingley, England |
Children | 1 |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1987 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T3: 1995 |
Steven Mark Bottomley (born 15 February 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Bottomley spent eight seasons on the European Tour. His best season was in 1995, due in large part to his third place finish at the 1995 Open, where he finished 64th on the money list. [1]
Bottomley's most notable finish was a tie for 3rd place at the 1995 Open Championship. Bottomley earned his spot at the Open by way of a qualifier. He was the only player to shoot below 70 in the final round and spent an hour as the clubhouse leader. Ultimately, he finished one stroke back of a playoff. [2] The 1995 Open was held at Old Course at St Andrews and in his life Bottomley has only played six rounds at the Old Course, four of which being the rounds at the 1995 Open. [3]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 16 Aug 1992 | Länsförsäkringar Open | −3 (72-69-71-69=281) | Playoff | Chris Grey, Brian Nelson |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1992 | Länsförsäkringar Open | Chris Grey, Brian Nelson | Won with par on second extra hole Nelson eliminated by par on first hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 20 Oct 1996 | Open Novotel Perrier (with Jonathan Lomas) | −23 (63-62-68-139=332) | 1 stroke | Richard Boxall and Derrick Cooper |
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T3 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Bottomley only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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