Shane Thomas Bertsch (born March 30, 1970) is an American

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who has played on the

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. Bertsch was born in

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. He turned professional in 1994. Bertsch has won twice on the Nationwide Tour, once in 2000 and once in 2005. His best PGA Tour finish was a tie for fifth at the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open. Bertsch was once a top-tier tennis player, but gave up the game for good after losing to future world number-one

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in 1994. Bertsch barely missed retaining full tour privileges for 2009, finished 126th on the money list. He secured a tour card for 2010 by finishing 15th in qualifying school. In August 2020, Bertsch won in his second

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start. He beat Glen Day,

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and

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with an eagle at the first sudden-death playoff hole.

Professional wins (8)

Web.com Tour wins (3)

''*Note: The 2005 BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2)

Other wins (3)

*1994 Southwest Kansas Pro-Am *1998 Colorado Open *2020 Westminster Senior Open

PGA Tour Champions wins (1)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Bertsch only played in the U.S. Open.''

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertsch, Shane American male golfers Texas A&M Aggies men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Denver 1970 births Living people