14 Facts About Steven Bowditch

Steven Bowditch was born on 8 June 1983 and is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Steven Bowditch had a distinguished amateur career, which includes medalist honours at the 2001 Australian Amateur.

Steven Bowditch plays in the United States, where he has alternated between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour for varied success.

Steven Bowditch won the 2005 Jacob's Creek Open Championship, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Nationwide Tour, on the way to finishing fourth on the Nationwide Tour's money list.

Steven Bowditch played in 22 events, but only made two cuts in his debut season and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2007.

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Steven Bowditch won for the second time on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, at the Soboba Golf Classic.

Steven Bowditch finished the year 17th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour card.

Steven Bowditch's second full season on the PGA Tour was a greater success, where he played in 28 events and made 15 cuts, including six top-25 finishes.

On 30 March 2014, Steven Bowditch won his maiden title on the PGA Tour, at the Valero Texas Open.

Steven Bowditch won by a single stroke over Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays, despite shooting a final four-over-par round of 76, which was the highest round shot by a winner on tour since 2004.

Steven Bowditch posted a score of -18 to finish four shots ahead of Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker and Scott Pinckney to claim a wire-to-wire victory.

Steven Bowditch became the third Australian to win the tournament in eight years, following Adam Scott in 2008 and Jason Day in 2010.

Steven Bowditch has long had a battle with severe depression and is a spokesman for beyondblue, an Australian non-profit organisation promoting awareness of depression and related mental disorders.

On 3 February 2017, Steven Bowditch was arrested for extreme DUI in Scottsdale, Arizona.