Steve Elkington
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Steve John Elkington (born December 8, 1962) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was born in Inverell, Australia.
Elkington has won 10 events on the PGA Tour, most prestigiously the 1995 PGA Championship at the Riviera Country Club, which is his only major and the 1991 and 1997 Players Championships. He finished tied for 2nd in the 2005 PGA Championship behind winner Phil Mickelson which moved him into the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Elkington was a member of the International Team in the 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000 Presidents Cups. In 1995, he was awarded the Vardon Trophy; this award is given annually by the PGA of America to the tour player with the lowest scoring average.
Married to wife, Lisa with children Annie Elizabeth (March 24, 1995); Samuel Ross (February 25, 1997), he resides in Sydney and Houston, Texas.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins (10)
- 1990 (1) KMart Greater Greensboro Open
- 1991 (1) The Players Championship
- 1992 (1) Infiniti Tournament of Champions
- 1994 (1) Buick Southern Open
- 1995 (2) Mercedes Championships, PGA Championship
- 1997 (2) Doral-Ryder Open, The PLAYERS Championship
- 1998 (1) Buick Challenge
- 1999 (1) Doral-Ryder Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Other wins (6)
- 1992 Australian Open (PGA Tour of Australasia)
- 1993 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout (with Raymond Floyd)
- 1995 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Mark Calcavecchia)
- 1996 Honda Invitational (Asian Tour)
- 1997 Diners Club Matches (with Jeff Maggert)
- 1998 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Greg Norman)
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 Holes | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runners Up |
1995 | PGA Championship | 6 shot deficit | -17 (68-67-68-64=267) | Playoff | Colin Montgomerie |
[edit] Results timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | T21 |
The Open Championship | DNP | DNP |
PGA Championship | T31 | T41 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Masters | DNP | T22 | T37 | T3 | CUT | T5 | CUT | T12 | 30 | T11 |
U.S. Open | T21 | T55 | CUT | T33 | DNP | T36 | T40 | T24 | CUT | T51 |
The Open Championship | CUT | T44 | T34 | T48 | T67 | T6 | CUT | CUT | WD | CUT |
PGA Championship | CUT | T32 | T18 | T14 | T7 | 1 | T3 | T45 | 3 | DNP |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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The Masters | T52 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 | DNP |
The Open Championship | T60 | CUT | T2 | WD | DNP | DNP | CUT |
PGA Championship | DNP | WD | T48 | DNP | DNP | T2 | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles
- Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Ranking site