Steve Jurgensen (born October 27, 1961) is an American

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Early life and amateur career

Jurgensen was born in

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. He played college golf one year at the

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Professional career

In 1985, Jurgensen turned professional. He played on the

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in the mid-1990s and won the 1993

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. Jurgensen played on the

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in 1996, 1998, and 1999. His best finish was T-4 at the 1997 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic.

Professional wins (5)

Nike Tour wins (1)

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (4)

*1986

New Hampshire Open The New Hampshire Open is the New Hampshire state open golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. G ...

*1987

Massachusetts Open The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts state open golf tournament. The brothers Donald Ross and Alex Ross had much success early in the tournament's history, winning the first eight events between them. In the mid-1910s, the Massachusetts G ...

*1991

Long Beach Open The Long Beach Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was held in Long Beach, California at the Virginia Country Club from 1926 to 1930 and at the Lakewood Country Club from 1949 to 1951. In 1957 the Long Beach Open was a PGA Satellite Ev ...

*2022

Southern Texas PGA Championship The Southern Texas PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the Southern Texas section of the PGA of America. The Southern Texas section was formed in 1968, and the tournament has been played annually since that time. Tommy ...

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* American male golfers Houston Cougars men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from San Jose, California 1961 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-golf-bio-stub