Steve Gotsche

Steve Gotsche
Steve Gotsche
Personal information
Born	August 24, 1961 (age 63); WaKeeney, Kansas
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Barton County Community College; University of Nebraska
Turned professional	1985
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T32: 1996
The Open Championship	DNP

Steve Gotsche (born August 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Gotsche joined the PGA Tour in 1994, earning his Tour card through qualifying school. In his rookie year he recorded the best PGA Tour finish of his career, a fifth-place finish at the New England Classic. He didn't play well enough to retain his Tour card but earned his card through qualifying school for the second time. After an unsuccessful year on Tour, he joined the Nationwide Tour in 1996. He only played in three events from 1997 to 1998 but rejoined the Tour in 1999. That was his breakthrough year on Tour, winning the Nike Monterrey Open and the Nike Upstate Classic en route to a 15th-place finish on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2000. In his return to the PGA Tour he didn't play well enough to retain his card. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2001 and 2002.

Amateur wins

1984 Kansas Amateur

Professional wins (8)

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 21, 1999	Nike Monterrey Open	−18 (67-67-70-66=270)	2 strokes	Kelly Gibson
2	May 2, 1999	Nike Upstate Classic	−8 (71-68-69=208)*	2 strokes	Sam Randolph, Jim Johnson

*Note: The 1999 Nike Upstate Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Other wins (6)

1988 Wyoming Open
1990 PGA Assistant Professional Championship, Kansas Open
1998 Nebraska Open
2008 Midwest PGA Championship
2018 Senior Midwest PGA Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT				T55	CUT	T68			T32							CUT	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Gotsche only played in the U.S. Open.

External links

Steve Gotsche at the PGA Tour official site