Shawn Anthony Peter Stefani (born December 2, 1981) is an American

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, currently playing on the

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Career

Born in

Baytown, Texas Baytown is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Harris County, Texas, Harris and Chambers County, Texas, Chambers counties. Located in the Greater Houston, Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, it lies on the nor ...

, Stefani played college golf at

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, graduating in 2005. He turned professional that year and played on mini-tours until

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, when he joined the

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and won twice. He got his first tour win at the Midwest Classic in August, and his second in October at the

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. He finished sixth on the 2012 money list to earn his PGA Tour card for the

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season. During the final round of the U.S. Open in

at Merion, Stefani carded a

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on the 17th hole, the first ace ever recorded in 18

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championships held at Merion. His 4-iron tee shot bounced off the slope left of the green and rolled a considerable distance into the cup.

Professional wins (4)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2011 Texas State Open

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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* * * American male golfers Lamar Cardinals golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Houston Sportspeople from Baytown, Texas 1981 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub