Steven Bottomley

Steven Bottomley
Personal information
Full name	Steven Mark Bottomley
Nickname	Botts
Born	(1965-02-15) 15 February 1965 (age 59) Bradford, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Bingley, England
Children	1
Career
Turned professional	1987
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T3: 1995

Steven Mark Bottomley (born 15 February 1965) is an English professional golfer.

Career

Bottomley spent eight seasons on the European Tour. His best season was in 1995, due in large part to his third place finish at the 1995 Open, where he finished 64th on the money list.^[1]

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.^[2] The 1995 Open was held at Old Course at St Andrews and in his life Bottomley has only played six rounds at the Old Course, four of which being the rounds at the 1995 Open.^[3]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	16 Aug 1992	Länsförsäkringar Open	−3 (72-69-71-69=281)	Playoff	Chris Grey, Brian Nelson

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1992	Länsförsäkringar Open	Chris Grey, Brian Nelson	Won with par on second extra hole Nelson eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	20 Oct 1996	Open Novotel Perrier (with Jonathan Lomas)	−23 (63-62-68-139=332)	1 stroke	Richard Boxall and Derrick Cooper

Results in major championships

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
The Open Championship	CUT								T3	CUT	CUT

Note: Bottomley only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1984^[4]

References

1. "Steven Bottomley – Career Record Details". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. Crowther, Mike (15 July 2010). "Harden golfer Bottomley relives greatest moment of his career". Keighley News. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
3. Rankin, Dale (12 July 2010). "The Open 2010: Dark horse Steven Bottomley recalls 1995 Old Course drama". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
4. "Scots trail by 15 shots". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

External links

• Steven Bottomley at the European Tour official site