Steven Bottomley
English professional golfer
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Steven Mark Bottomley (born 15 February 1965) is an English professional golfer.
| Steven Bottomley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Steven Mark Bottomley |
| Nickname | Botts |
| Born | 15 February 1965 Bradford, England |
| 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 tours | 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 |
Career
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]
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Aug 1992 | Länsförsäkringar Open | −3 (72-69-71-69=281) | Playoff |  Chris Gray,  Brian Nelson |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Länsförsäkringar Open | Chris Gray, Brian Nelson |
Won with par on second extra hole Nelson eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Oct 1996 | Open Novotel Perrier (with Jonathan Lomas) |
−23 (63-62-68-139=332) | 1 stroke | Richard Boxall and Derrick Cooper |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1984[4]