Steve Webster (born 17 January 1975) is an

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professional

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er. Webster was born in

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and was brought up in nearby

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. He finished tied for 24th place in the 1995

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, winning the silver medal as low amateur ahead of

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. He turned professional later that year. Webster was medalist at the 1995

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. He finished in 129th place on the Order of Merit in his rookie season, just missing out on retaining his playing privileges and forcing him to return to qualifying school, where he was again successful. Since 1997 he has made the top 100 on the Order of Merit every season, to comfortably retain his place on Europe's elite

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. In 2005 Webster won his first European Tour title at the

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, and finished a career best 29th on the Order of Merit. In 2007 he won his second European Tour event at the

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. Webster was a member of the winning Great Britain & Ireland team at the 2002

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and again in 2009.

Amateur wins

*1992 McGregor Trophy *1993 Peter McEvoy Trophy

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Webster never played in the

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or the U.S. Open.''
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1994 (winners) Professional *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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(winners),

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(winners)

References

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