Steve has had a long and successful career on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. Starting in May of 2011 when he turns 50, he will have “full exempt” status on the PGA Champions Tour.
As a member of the UCLA golf team, he helped lead the team to the 1983 Pac-10 Championship, and earned All-American honors that year. 1983 was also the year he turned professional and joined the PGA Tour.
Steve has won six PGA Tour events. His first victory was at the 1987 Southwest Golf Classic; and his most recent win was at the 1998 CVS Charity Classic. His best years in professional golf were 1988 when he won twice and finished 12th on the money list; and 1991, when he had five top-3 finishes including a win at the Honda Classic; earned $727,997 and finished 6th on the money list.
Steve has participated in 40 major championships. His best finish in a major is a tie for third at both the 1988 U.S. Open and the 1991 Masters. Steve has had more than 70 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events.
Steve was named the PGA Tour’s Comeback Player of the Year in 1999.
He was a member of two victorious Ryder Cup Teams; 1991 (Kiawah Island) and 1999 (The Country Club).
As he entered his forties, he began to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He became the oldest winner in the history of the Nationwide Tour with his victory at the 2010 Pacific Rubiales Bogotá Open. In May of 2011, Steve began playing full time on the Champions Tour.
