Steve Gotsche (born August 24, 1961) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

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. Gotsche joined the PGA Tour in 1994, earning his Tour card through

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. In his rookie year he recorded the best PGA Tour finish of his career, a fifth-place finish at the

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. He didn't play well enough to retain his Tour card but earned his card through qualifying school for the second time. After an unsuccessful year on Tour, he joined the Nationwide Tour in 1996. He only played in three events from 1997 to 1998 but rejoined the Tour in 1999. That was his breakthrough year on Tour, winning the Nike Monterrey Open and the

Nike Upstate Classic The BMW Charity Pro-Am is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is currently played at Thornblade Club (host course) in Greer, South Carolina and The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina. From 1992 to 2000, the event was pl ...

en route to a 15th-place finish on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2000. In his return to the PGA Tour he didn't play well enough to retain his card. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2001 and 2002.

Amateur wins

*1984 Kansas Amateur

Professional wins (8)

Nike Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 1999 Nike Upstate Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''

Other wins (6)

*1988 Wyoming Open *1990

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, Kansas Open *1998

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*2008

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*2018 Senior Midwest PGA Championship

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
''Note: Gotsche only played in the U.S. Open.''

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