Steven Bowditch (born 8 June 1983) is an Australian

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who currently plays on the

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and the

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. Bowditch was born in

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. He had a distinguished amateur career, which includes medalist honours at the 2001

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. Bowditch plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and previously played on its developmental Von Nida Tour. He also plays in the United States, where he has alternated between the

and the Nationwide Tour for varied success. He won the 2005

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, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour, on the way to finishing fourth on the Nationwide Tour's money list. This earned Bowditch a PGA Tour card for the first time in 2006. He played in 22 events, but only made two cuts in his debut season and returned to the

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in 2007. Bowditch won for the second time on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, at the

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. He finished the year 17th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card. His second full season on the PGA Tour was a greater success, where he played in 28 events and made 15 cuts, including six top-25 finishes. On 30 March 2014, Bowditch won his maiden title on the PGA Tour, at the

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. He won by a single stroke over Will MacKenzie and

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, despite shooting a final four-over-par round of 76, which was the highest round shot by a winner on tour since 2004. The victory came in his 110th tour level start. The win qualified Bowditch to play in the

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and the

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for the first time in his career. On 31 May 2015, Bowditch won the AT&T Byron Nelson for his second PGA Tour title. He posted a score of −18 to finish four shots ahead of

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and Scott Pinckney to claim a wire-to-wire victory. He became the third Australian to win the tournament in eight years, following Adam Scott in 2008 and

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in 2010. The victory qualified Bowditch for the 2015 PGA Championship and the

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. His play during the season was good enough to earn a captain's pick for the

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and a career high world ranking of 54th. Bowditch has long had a battle with severe depression and is a spokesman for beyondblue, an Australian non-profit organisation promoting awareness of depression and related mental disorders. On 3 February 2017, Bowditch was arrested for extreme DUI in

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Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2004 QLD Group Queensland Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.'' "T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Australia): 2001 (winners) *

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(representing Queensland): 2000, 2001 (winners) Professional *

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(representing the International team):

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowditch, Steven Australian male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales People from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1983 births Living people