Steven Mark Bottomley (born 15 February 1965) is an English professional
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
er.
Career
Bottomley spent eight seasons on the
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
. His best season was in
1995, due in large part to his finish at the 1995 Open, where he finished 64th on the money list.
1995 Open Championship
Bottomley's most notable finish was a tie for 3rd place at the
1995 Open Championship. 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.
It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links Trust under ...
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
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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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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Bradford
Sportspeople from Bingley
Golfers from Yorkshire
1965 births
Living people