Steven Jeffress
{{short description|Australian professional golfer}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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| birth_place = Taree, New South Wales, Australia
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| yearpro = 1999
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| tour = PGA Tour of Australasia
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Steven Jeffress (born 25 November 1975) is an Australian professional golfer.
Jeffress was born in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. He turned professional in 1999.
Jeffress has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Japan Golf Tour (2009 and 2014), and Asian Tour. He won his first PGA Tour of Australasia event in 2014 at the Fiji International.{{cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/golf/steve-jeffress-masters-windy-conditions-to-win-fiji-international-for-first-big-tournament-victory/story-fnii0h47-1227027306281 |title=Steve Jeffress masters windy conditions to win Fiji International for first big tournament victory |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |first=Jim |last=Tucker |date=17 August 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pga.org.au/article-display/jeffress-makes-history-with-win-in-fiji/20000974 |title=Jeffress makes history with win in Fiji |publisher=PGA Australia |date=17 August 2014}} He is one of the few professional golfers to ever record a hole-in-one on a par 4 in a professional tournament at the 2007 New Zealand Open.{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/golf/aussie-golfer-hits-miracle-ball-at-nz-open-20071201-gdrpxp.html |title=Aussie golfer hits miracle ball at NZ Open |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=1 December 2007}}
Professional wins (2)
=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
align=center|1
|17 Aug 2014 |−10 (69-70-69-70=278) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jake Higginbottom |
1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
=Von Nida Tour wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runners-up |
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|align=right|29 Jan 2006 |National Australia Bank Victorian PGA Championship |−16 (71-68-67-66=272) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|AUS}} Marc Leishman, {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony Painter |
Results in major championships
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!Tournament !2013 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
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align=left|U.S. Open
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align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |
align=left|PGA Championship
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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
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!Tournament !! 2015 |
align="left"|Championship
|T62 |
align="left"|Match Play
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align="left"|Invitational
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align="left"|Champions
|75 |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
"T" = Tied
References
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External links
- {{AustralasiaTour player|005256}}
- {{JapanTour player|15532}}
- {{OWGR|7481}}
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Category:Australian male golfers
Category:PGA Tour of Australasia golfers
Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:Sportspeople from Taree
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