Steven Mark Bottomley (born 15 February 1965) is an English professional

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Career

Bottomley spent eight seasons on the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

. His best season was in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

, due in large part to his third place finish at the 1995 Open, where he finished 64th on the money list. Bottomley's most notable finish was a tie for 3rd place at the

1995 Open Championship The 1995 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 124th Open Championship held from 20 to 23 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. John Daly (golfer), John Daly won his first Open Championship and sec ...

. Bottomley earned his spot at the Open by way of a qualifier. He was the only player to shoot below 70 in the final round and spent an hour as the clubhouse leader. Ultimately, he finished one stroke back of a playoff. The 1995 Open was held at

Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course in the world. It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links ...

and in his life Bottomley has only played six rounds at the Old Course, four of which being the rounds at the 1995 Open.

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Bottomley only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing England): 1984

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bottomley, Steven English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Bradford Sportspeople from Bingley Golfers from Yorkshire 1965 births Living people