Steven Bowditch

Steven Bowditch
Steven Bowditch
Personal information
Full name	Steven David Bowditch
Born	8 June 1983 (age 41); Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Peregian Beach, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour; PGA Tour of Australasia; Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	7
Highest ranking	54 (30 August 2015)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
PGA Tour of Australasia	3
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T26: 2014
PGA Championship	CUT: 2014, 2015
U.S. Open	CUT: 2016
The Open Championship	T30: 2015

Steven David Bowditch (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Bowditch was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He had a distinguished amateur career, which includes medalist honours at the 2001 Australian Amateur.

Bowditch plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and previously played on its developmental Von Nida Tour. He also plays in the United States, where he has alternated between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour for varied success. He won the 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour, on the way to finishing fourth on the Nationwide Tour's money list. This earned Bowditch a PGA Tour card for the first time in 2006. He played in 22 events, but only made two cuts in his debut season and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2007.

Bowditch won for the second time on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, at the Soboba Golf Classic. He finished the year 17th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. His second full season on the PGA Tour was a greater success, where he played in 28 events and made 15 cuts, including six top-25 finishes.

On 30 March 2014, Bowditch won his maiden title on the PGA Tour, at the Valero Texas Open.^[2] He won by a single stroke over Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays, despite shooting a final four-over-par round of 76, which was the highest round shot by a winner on tour since 2004. The victory came in his 110th tour level start. The win qualified Bowditch to play in the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship for the first time in his career.

On 31 May 2015, Bowditch won the AT&T Byron Nelson for his second PGA Tour title. He posted a score of −18 to finish four shots ahead of Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker and Scott Pinckney to claim a wire-to-wire victory.^[3] He became the third Australian to win the tournament in eight years, following Adam Scott in 2008 and Jason Day in 2010. The victory qualified Bowditch for the 2015 PGA Championship and the 2016 Masters Tournament. His play during the season was good enough to earn a captain's pick for the 2015 Presidents Cup and a career high world ranking of 54th.

Bowditch has long had a battle with severe depression and is a spokesman for beyondblue, an Australian non-profit organisation promoting awareness of depression and related mental disorders.^[4]

On 3 February 2017, Bowditch was arrested for extreme DUI in Scottsdale, Arizona.^[5]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	30 Mar 2014	Valero Texas Open	−8 (69-67-68-76=280)	1 stroke	Will MacKenzie, Daniel Summerhays
2	31 May 2015	AT&T Byron Nelson	−18 (62-68-65-64=259)	4 strokes	Charley Hoffman, Scott Pinckney, Jimmy Walker

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Feb 2005	Jacob's Creek Open Championship¹	−11 (67-67-72-71=277)	5 strokes	Ryan Armour, Nathan Green
2	8 Nov 2009	Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship	−20 (64-64-63-69=260)	6 strokes	Clint Rice
3	8 May 2010	Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship	−17 (64-68-64-67=263)	2 strokes	Gareth Paddison

¹Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	ING New Zealand PGA Championship	Peter O'Malley	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Feb 2005	Jacob's Creek Open Championship¹	−11 (67-67-72-71=277)	5 strokes	Ryan Armour, Nathan Green
2	3 Oct 2010	Soboba Golf Classic	−19 (70-64-63-68=265)	3 strokes	Daniel Summerhays

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	ING New Zealand PGA Championship	Peter O'Malley	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	7 Nov 2004	QLD Group Queensland Open	−18 (64-66-68=198)*	5 strokes	Richard Ball, Brad McIntosh, Nigel Spence

*Note: The 2004 QLD Group Queensland Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2003	BA-CA Golf Open	Robert Coles	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	T26		CUT
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship		T30	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2014	2015	2016
The Players Championship	T48	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016
Championship			65
Match Play
Invitational	44	T12	58
Champions		T40

Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2001 (winners)
Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 2000, 2001 (winners)

Professional

Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2015

References

^ "Week 35 2015 Ending 30 Aug 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ Martin, Sean (30 March 2014). "Wrap-up: Bowditch wins Valero Texas Open". PGA Tour.
^ "Steven Bowditch completes wire-to-wire victory in AT&T Byron Nelson". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 May 2015.
^ Top young golfer and beyondblue Ambassador Steven Bowditch says: It can happen to anyone
^ "Pro golfer Steven Bowditch apologizes after extreme DUI arrest". azcentral.com. 3 February 2017.

External links

Steven Bowditch at the PGA Tour official site
Steven Bowditch at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
Steven Bowditch at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w201535-1] "Week 35 2015 Ending 30 Aug 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[2] Martin, Sean (30 March 2014). "Wrap-up: Bowditch wins Valero Texas Open". PGA Tour.

[3] "Steven Bowditch completes wire-to-wire victory in AT&T Byron Nelson". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 May 2015.

[4] Top young golfer and beyondblue Ambassador Steven Bowditch says: It can happen to anyone

[5] "Pro golfer Steven Bowditch apologizes after extreme DUI arrest". azcentral.com. 3 February 2017.

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