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Steven Alker
Alker at the 2023 U.S. Senior Open
Personal information
Full nameSteven Craig Alker
Born (1971-07-28) 28 July 1971 (age 52)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceHamilton, New Zealand;
Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
Tanya
​
(m. 2003)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)
PGA Tour Champions
Byron Nelson Award
2022

Steven Craig Alker (born 28 July 1971) is a New Zealand

Charles Schwab Cup on the PGA Tour Champions
.

Early life and professional career

Alker was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Alker turned professional in 1995 and has competed on several

Web.com Tour
) in 2009.

At the 2014

Web.com Tour Finals
to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In 2016, Alker played in The Open Championship after tying for second place in the Final Qualifying event held at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.[2][3]

In November 2021, Alker won the

TimberTech Championship on the PGA Tour Champions in Boca Raton, Florida. With the win, Alker had earned $896,207 in nine senior tournaments after turning 50 years of age in July 2021. This amount was more than he made in his PGA Tour career.[4] Alker continued this form into the 2022 season, recording wins at the Rapiscan Systems Classic and the Insperity Invitational. He also finished runner-up at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai and the ClubCorp Classic; losing in a playoff on both occasions.[5][6]

In May 2022, Alker won his first senior major championship at the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Alker shot a final round 63 to win the championship by three strokes. This was his third win in five starts and fourth in 19 as a senior.[7]

In November 2022, Alker finished third at the

Charles Schwab Cup and the $1,000,000 first prize.[8] He also won the Arnold Palmer Award for the season-long money title and the Byron Nelson Award
for the lowest scoring average for the 2022 season.

In November 2023, Alker won the

Charles Schwab Cup and a $500,000 annuity.[9]

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Oct 1996
Foodlink Queensland Open
 −13 (67-69-67-72=275) 1 stroke Australia Greg Chalmers
2 9 Feb 1997
Ford South Australian Open
 −15 (71-67-70-65=273) 1 stroke Australia Wayne Grady
3 8 Mar 2009
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
1 		−15 (69-70-67-67=273) 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary, New Zealand David Smail

1Co-sanctioned by the

Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1997 Canon Challenge Australia Peter Senior Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 14 Apr 2002 Louisiana Open −24 (65-66-69-64=264) Playoff United States Mike Heinen
2 8 Mar 2009
HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship
1 		−15 (69-70-67-67=273) 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary, New Zealand David Smail
3 14 Jul 2013 Utah Championship −22 (71-64-61-66=262) Playoff Australia Ashley Hall
4 8 Jun 2014
Cleveland Open
 −14 (70-70-65-65=270) Playoff South Africa Dawie van der Walt

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Web.com Tour playoff record (3–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Louisiana Open United States Mike Heinen Won with par on second extra hole
2 2013 Utah Championship Australia Ashley Hall Won with par on first extra hole
3 2014
Cleveland Open
 South Africa Dawie van der Walt Won with birdie on eleventh extra hole
4 2014 Albertsons Boise Open United States Steve Wheatcroft Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 21 Oct
2001
 Toyota Southern Classic −12 (66-70-66-66=268) Playoff Australia Gavin Coles

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 27 Aug 2000 McDonald's PEI Challenge −10 (71-70-66-71=278) 3 strokes United States Ken Duke, United States Brian Unk
2 17 Sep 2000 Bayer Championship −22 (65-69-62-66=262) 5 strokes United States Arron Oberholser

Other wins (2)

PGA Tour Champions wins (8)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (3)
Other PGA Tour Champions (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 7 Nov 2021
TimberTech Championship
 −17 (68-63-68=199) 2 strokes United States Jim Furyk, Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2 3 Apr 2022 Rapiscan Systems Classic −18 (71-62-65=198) 6 strokes Germany Alex Čejka, Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
3 1 May 2022 Insperity Invitational −18 (67-65-66=198) 4 strokes United States Brandt Jobe, United States Steve Stricker
4 29 May 2022
KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
 		−16 (64-72-69-63=268) 3 strokes Canada Stephen Ames
5 23 Oct 2022 Dominion Energy Charity Classic −14 (69-65-68=202) 1 stroke South Korea K. J. Choi
6 30 Apr 2023 Insperity Invitational (2) −15 (66-69-66=201) 4 strokes United States Steve Stricker
7 12 Nov 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship −18 (67-64-65-70=266) 1 stroke Canada Stephen Ames, South Africa Ernie Els
8 20 Jan 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai −25 (65-63-63=191) 4 strokes United States Harrison Frazar

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez Lost to par on second extra hole
2 2022 ClubCorp Classic United States Scott Parel, United States Gene Sauers Parel won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T45 CUT
The Open Championship T19 CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in senior major championships

Tournament 2022 2023
The Tradition T3 T28
Senior PGA Championship 1 T5
U.S. Senior Open T11 T6
Senior Players Championship T3 T16
Senior British Open Championship
 T3 T11
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1997

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alker outlasts van der Walt in 11-hole playoff in Ohio". Fox News. Sports Network. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ "The Open 2016: Colin Montgomerie qualifies for Royal Troon". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ Herrington, Ryan (23 October 2021). "An incredible Cinderella story is making Phil Mickelson take a backseat (if for one round) on the PGA Tour Champions". Golf Digest. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ Shedloski, Dave (7 November 2021). "Steven Alker wins TimberTech Championship, continues outlandish start to senior career". Golf Digest. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Doug (4 May 2022). "Steven Alker, the Kiwi journeyman golfer, enjoying his second coming". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Steven Alker cashing in on golf's greatest mulligan". USA Today. Associated Press. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ^ Strege, John (29 May 2022). "The mastery (and mystery) of Steven Alker continues with his victory in the Senior PGA Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ Herrington, Ryan (13 November 2022). "Steven Alker, Padraig Harrington walk away the big winners at the PGA Tour Champions finale". Golf Digest. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ Kelly, Todd (12 November 2023). "Steven Alker wins 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship for seventh PGA Tour Champions win". USA Today. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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