Steve Lowery

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| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama

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| college = University of Alabama

| yearpro = 1983

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| tour = Champions Tour

| extour = PGA Tour
Ben Hogan Tour
U.S. Golf Tour

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Stephen Brent Lowery (born October 12, 1960) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Lowery was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Lowery won the Birmingham Golf Association Junior and State Junior in the late 1970s.

Amateur career

Lowery attended the University of Alabama. He played for coach Conrad Rehling from 1979-1983 on the Alabama Crimson Tide golf team.

Professional career

Lowery earned PGA Tour membership through 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School. His best season on the PGA Tour was in 1994, when he finished 12th on the money list and won his first tournament.

He played one of the most memorable stretches in PGA Tour history at The International in 2002. The event was played under the Stableford Points format. On the 14th hole, Lowery went up and down from the water on a "splash" shot, leading to a birdie earning two points. On the following hole, he holed out a wedge from the fairway for an eagle earning five points. Two holes later, on the par-5 17th, Lowery holed out a shot from over 200 yards for a rare double eagle (or albatross) to earn eight more points and suddenly pull within one point. His double eagle was one of the most dramatic in PGA Tour history since Gene Sarazen's at the 1935 Masters Tournament. Lowery ultimately lost by the same margin after missing a birdie putt on the last hole.{{cite web |title=Craziest final round ever? 2002 International | Rich Beem and Steve Lowery |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9AtIIz6fxU |website=YouTube| date=August 4, 2020 }}

Lowery missed most of 2007 with a wrist injury. The PGA Tour granted him a partial exemption for the 2008 season. He needed to win more than $250,000 during his first eight starts in 2008 in order to re-gain his full exemption on the PGA Tour, but that became a moot point when he won the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The victory gave him a full two-year exemption.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1982 Southern Amateur

Professional wins (7)

=PGA Tour wins (3)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Aug 21, 1994

|Sprint International

|35 pts (7-14-5-9=35)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Fehr

align=center|2

|align=right|Nov 5, 2000

|Southern Farm Bureau Classic

|−22 (64-67-65-70=266)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Skip Kendall

align=center|3

|align=right|Feb 10, 2008

|AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

|−10 (69-71-70-68=278)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh

PGA Tour playoff record (3–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1994

|Sprint International

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Fehr

|Won with par on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2000

|Southern Farm Bureau Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Skip Kendall

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|3

|2008

|AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

|{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

=Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Aug 23, 1992

|Ben Hogan Tulsa Open

|−3 (70-70-73=213)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Coston

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1992

|Ben Hogan Tulsa Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Coston

|Won with birdie on second extra hole

=U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 30, 1989

|Wedgewood Tournament

|−17 (66-67-65-65=263)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Philip Jonas, {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Kamm

Source:{{cite news |last=Fay |first=Bill |title=Lowery shoots 65, earns 1-shot victory in USGT tourney |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/337795592/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=May 1, 1989 |page=8-C |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

=Space Coast Tour wins (2)=

1987 Wedgewood tournament{{cite news |title=Scoreboard {{!}} Golf {{!}} Space Coast Tour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/229310655/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |date=January 21, 1987 |page=D-8 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
1990 Wedgewood tournament{{cite news |title=Scoreboard {{!}} Golf {{!}} Space Coast Tour |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/338009471/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=February 7, 1990 |page=2-C |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1988

!1989

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|T41

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T33

|T16

|T56

|T60

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T79

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|T58

|T44

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T40

|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

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|T24

|CUT

|T42

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T36

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|T51

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|CUT

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|T60

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|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	1	1	3	5	31	18
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	6
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	1	1	3	3	12	7

Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009

align=left|The Players Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|DQ

|T46

|T65

|CUT

|T66

|CUT

|T22

|WD

|CUT

|T12

|T56

|T28

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

WD = withdrew

DQ = disqualified

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008

align="left"|Match Play

|R64

|R32

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align="left"|Championship

|NT¹

|T15

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align="left"|Invitational

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|8

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T20

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

References

External links

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Category:American male golfers

Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers

Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates

Category:Golfers from Birmingham, Alabama

Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

Steve Lowery

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

=PGA Tour wins (3)=

=Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)=

=U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)=

=Space Coast Tour wins (2)=

Results in major championships

=Summary=

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

See also

References

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