Steven Bottomley

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Steven Bottomley
Personal information
Full nameSteven Mark Bottomley
NicknameBotts
Born (1965-02-15) 15 February 1965 (age 58)
Bradford, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Bingley, England
Career
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
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.

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Career

Bottomley spent eight seasons on the European Tour. His best season was in 1995, due in large part to his finish at the 1995 Open, where he finished 64th on the money list. [1]

1995 Open Championship

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]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
116 Aug 1992 Länsförsäkringar Open −3 (72-69-71-69=281)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Grey, Flag of the United States.svg Brian Nelson

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1992 Länsförsäkringar Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Grey, Flag of the United States.svg Brian Nelson Won with par on second extra hole
Nelson eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
120 Oct 1996 Open Novotel Perrier
(with Flag of England.svg Jonathan Lomas)
−23 (63-62-68-139=332)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Richard Boxall and Flag of England.svg Derrick Cooper

Results in major championships

Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997
The Open Championship CUTT3CUTCUT

Note: Bottomley only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Steven Bottomley – Career Record Details". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. Crowther, Mike (15 July 2010). "Harden golfer Bottomley relives greatest moment of his career". Keighley News . Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. Rankin, Dale (12 July 2010). "The Open 2010: Dark horse Steven Bottomley recalls 1995 Old Course drama". Daily Record . Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. "Scots trail by 15 shots". The Glasgow Herald . 30 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2023.