Steven John Tiley (born 11 September 1982) is an English
professional golfer.
Tiley was born in
Canterbury. He was assisted by College Prospects of America and attended
Georgia State University and turned professional in 2007. Having failed to reach the final stage of the
European Tour qualifying school, he gained his card on the
Asian Tour. He had three top 10 finishes during his first season, but finished just outside the top 65 on the Order of Merit that was required to retain his playing status.
Tiley began the 2009 season on the Jamega Tour, a UK-based developmental tour. After a strong start, winning three tournaments, he started to play in some events on the second tier
Challenge Tour. Later in the year he won the
Egyptian Open
The Egyptian Open is the national open golf tournament of Egypt. It was first played in 1921, and is the oldest professional competition in the Middle East. During the early 1950s, it was contested by many of the world's leading golfers, with winn ...
, a Challenge Tour specially approved tournament prior to it becoming a full tour event in 2010.
Since 2010 Tiley has played mainly on the
Challenge Tour. He qualified for the
European Tour in 2011 and 2017 but had little success and returned to the Challenge Tour. He did not win on the Challenge Tour until July 2019, when he won the
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
The Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played at the Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil in Le Vaudreuil, France
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, although he has been runner-up four times before that, in 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2018.
Professional wins (6)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (3)
*2009 Jamega Tour at Mentmore, Jamega Tour at The Vale, Jamega Tour at The Vale of Glamorgan
Other wins (2)
*2009
Egyptian Open
The Egyptian Open is the national open golf tournament of Egypt. It was first played in 1921, and is the oldest professional competition in the Middle East. During the early 1950s, it was contested by many of the world's leading golfers, with winn ...
*2018 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship
Results in major championships
''Note: Tiley only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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European Amateur Team Championship (representing England):
2005
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(winners)
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Palmer Cup:
2005
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See also
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2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 30 players who earned 2017 European Tour cards through Q School in 2016.
2017 European Tour rookie
Five of the thirty had competed in the First Stage of 2016 qualifying: Nathan Kimsey, Rafael Echenique, Ashley C ...
References
External links
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Asian Tour golfers
Georgia State University alumni
Sportspeople from Canterbury
1980 births
Living people