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Full name
  
Steven Craig Alker

Professional wins
  
10

Weight
  
65 kg

Nationality
  
New Zealand

Name
  
Steven Alker

Spouse
  
Tanya Alker (m. 2003)

Children
  
Ben, Skye

Role
  
Golfer

Turned professional
  
1995

Height
  
1.80 m


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Born
  
28 July 1971 (age 52) Hamilton, New Zealand (
1971-07-28
)

Residence
  
Hamilton, New Zealand; Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.

Former tours
  
PGA European Tour, PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour

Similar People
  
Tim Wilkinson, Steve Wheatcroft, Ryan Armour, Jon Curran, Jason Gore

Current tours
  
PGA Tour of Australasia

Steven alker survives an 11 hole playoff for a win at the cleveland open


Steven Craig Alker (born 28 July 1971) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.

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Alker was born in Hamilton, New Zealand. He turned professional in 1995.

Alker has competed on several tours around the world. He has been a member of the PGA Tour of Australasia since 1995. He played on the European Tour in 1998 and 1999, also competing on Europe's developmental Challenge Tour in 1999. In 2000, he won the Canadian Tour Order of Merit, before moving to the United States to compete on the Nationwide Tour in 2002. He was successful enough to graduate to the full PGA Tour in 2003, but was unable to retain his card and returned to the development tour from 2004 to 2006. In 2007 and 2008, he went back to Europe to play on the European and Challenge tours. He returned to the Nationwide Tour (now Web.com Tour) in 2009.

At the 2014 Cleveland Open on the Web.com Tour, Alker beat South Africa's Dawie van der Walt on the 11th playoff hole, a tour record for longest playoff. He finished 20th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In 2016, Alker played in the Open after tying for second in the Final Qualifying event held at the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.

Steven alker wins longest pga play off on the 11th extra hole


PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

  • 1996 Queensland Open
  • 1997 Ford South Australian Open
  • 2001 Toyota Southern Classic
  • 2009 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship (co-sanctioned with Nationwide Tour)
  • Canadian Tour wins (2)

  • 2000 McDonald's PEI Challenge, Bayer Championship
  • Other wins (2)

  • 1995 Fiji Open
  • 1996 Tahiti Open
  • Results in major championships

    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied

    Team appearances

    Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1990, 1994
  • Professional

  • Dunhill Cup (representing New Zealand): 1997
  • References

    Steven Alker Wikipedia