Steven Bowditch
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Steven Bowditch is an Australia
n professional golfer
who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour
and the PGA Tour of Australasia
.
Bowditch was born in Newcastle, New South Wales
. He had a distinguished amateur career, which includes medalist honors at the 2001 Australian Amateur
.
Bowditch plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and its developmental Von Nida Tour. He also plays in the United States
, alternating between the PGA Tour
and the Nationwide Tour. He won the 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship
, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour. He won again on the Nationwide Tour at the 2010 Soboba Golf Classic. He finished the year 17th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card.
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.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
and the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia
The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....
.
Bowditch was born in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
. He had a distinguished amateur career, which includes medalist honors at the 2001 Australian Amateur
Australian Amateur
The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894 and is organized by Golf Australia....
.
Bowditch plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and its developmental Von Nida Tour. He also plays in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, alternating between the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
and the Nationwide Tour. He won the 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship
Jacob's Creek Open Championship
The Jacob's Creek Open Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and was co-sanctioned by the United States based Nationwide Tour from 2002. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia...
, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour. He won again on the Nationwide Tour at the 2010 Soboba Golf Classic. He finished the year 17th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card.
Bowditch has long had a battle with severe depression
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
and is a spokesman for beyondblue
Beyondblue
beyondblue is an Australian non-profit organisation which aims to increase awareness and improve the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and related mental disorders...
, an Australian non-profit organisation promoting awareness of depression and related mental disorders.
Nationwide Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb 2005 2005 Nationwide Tour The 2005 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 27 to October 30. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments; five of which were played outside of the United States... |
Jacob's Creek Open Championship Jacob's Creek Open Championship The Jacob's Creek Open Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and was co-sanctioned by the United States based Nationwide Tour from 2002. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia... (co-sanctioned with PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour of Australasia The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991.... ) |
5 strokes |  Ryan ArmourRyan Armour Ryan Patrick Armour is an American professional golfer.Armour attended Ohio State University. He earned third-team All-American honors in 1998 and was selected to the All-Big Ten squad in 1995 and 1998. He also made it to the 1993 U.S. Junior finalsArmour is currently a member of the Nationwide...  Nathan GreenNathan Green Nathan Andrew Green is an Australian professional golfer.Green was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1998. During his early career, he played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and the Canadian Tour during the Australian winter... |
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| 2 | 3 Oct 2010 2010 Nationwide Tour The 2010 Nationwide Tour was the 21st Nationwide Tour season. It ran from January 28 to October 31. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2011.-... |
Soboba Golf Classic | 3 strokes | Daniel Summerhays Daniel Summerhays Daniel Summerhays is an American professional golfer. His brother Boyd Summerhays currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He is the nephew of Champions Tour player Bruce Summerhays and cousin of former LPGA Tour golfer Carrie Roberts.... |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Feb 2005 | Jacob's Creek Open Championship Jacob's Creek Open Championship The Jacob's Creek Open Championship was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and was co-sanctioned by the United States based Nationwide Tour from 2002. It was played annually in Adelaide, South Australia... (co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour) |
5 strokes | Ryan Armour Ryan Armour Ryan Patrick Armour is an American professional golfer.Armour attended Ohio State University. He earned third-team All-American honors in 1998 and was selected to the All-Big Ten squad in 1995 and 1998. He also made it to the 1993 U.S. Junior finalsArmour is currently a member of the Nationwide... , Nathan GreenNathan Green Nathan Andrew Green is an Australian professional golfer.Green was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1998. During his early career, he played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and the Canadian Tour during the Australian winter... |
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| 2 | 8 Nov 2009 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year... |
2009 Cellarbrations Queensland PGA Championship | 6 strokes | Clint Rice |
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| 3 | 8 May 2010 2010 PGA Tour of Australasia The 2010 PGA Tour of Australasia is a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia and New Zealand. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer so they are split between the first and last months of the year.-Tournament results:The... |
2010 Cellarbrations New South Wales PGA Championship | 2 strokes |  Gareth PaddisonGareth Paddison Gareth Paddison is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.As an amateur, Paddison won the New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Queensland Amateur Championship 1999 and the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2001. He also represented New Zealand at... |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2003 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.