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Steve Flesch

Stephen J. Flesch (born May 23, 1967) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, and worked briefly as a TV golf analyst for Fox Sports and Golf Channel before joining the PGA Tour Champions.

Steve Flesch
Personal information
Full nameStephen J. Flesch
Born (1967-05-23) May 23, 1967 (age 57)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseRachel Flesch
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Hooters Jordan Tour
Professional wins13
Highest ranking22 (June 27, 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions4
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT5: 2008
PGA Championship6th: 2008
U.S. OpenT7: 2004
The Open ChampionshipT20: 2000
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		1998

Early life

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Flesch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. After graduation, he played golf at the University of Kentucky and turned professional in 1990.[2]

Professional career

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Flesch finished in the top ten on the Asia Golf Circuit Order of Merit in 1993, 1994 and 1996. He won the 1997 NIKE Tour Championship to earn a PGA Tour card for the following season, only the second left-hander to win on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour. His first win on the PGA Tour was the 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans, but is probably best known for his come-from-behind victory at the 2004 Bank of America Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. He has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings, reaching a career high of 22nd in 2004.[3]

Entering the 2008 Masters Tournament, Flesch was ranked number 107 in the world rankings.[4] After three rounds, he was in third place at eight-under, three strokes behind leader and eventual champion Trevor Immelman. Playing in the penultimate pairing on breezy Sunday, Flesch posted a 78 to finish six strokes back, tied for fifth. This strong showing in a major tournament strengthened his world ranking by 28 slots, improving it to number 79.[5]

Flesch last played a full season in 2011, then missed the cut in the 12 events he played during the 2012 season. In 2015, he finished T7 at the Barracuda Championship, his first top ten in four years.[2]

In 2015, Flesch became an analyst for Fox Sports.[6] He also worked as an analyst for Golf Channel before returning to competition on the PGA Tour Champions in 2017.[2]

Professional wins (13)

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PGA Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 May 4, 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans −21 (67-70-65-65=267) Playoff   Bob Estes
2 May 23, 2004 Bank of America Colonial −11 (66-69-67-67=269) 1 stroke   Chad Campbell
3 Aug 5, 2007 Reno–Tahoe Open −15 (63-69-69-72=273) 5 strokes   Kevin Stadler,   Charles Warren
4 Sep 23, 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship −18 (66-65-66-73=270) 2 strokes   Michael Allen

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans   Bob Estes Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Jan 21, 1996 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open −6 (66-75-71-70=282) Playoff   Craig Jones

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 Thai International Thailand Open   Hsieh Chin-sheng,   Craig Mann Mann won with birdie on second extra hole
Flesch eliminated by par on first hole
2 1996 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open   Craig Jones Won with par on second extra hole

Nike Tour wins (1)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Nike Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Oct 19, 1997 Nike Tour Championship −10 (69-68-68-73=278) 4 strokes   Chris Smith

Hooters Jordan Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Jun 26, 1994 Collins Pro Classic −12 (67-72-69-68=276) 1 stroke   Eric Johnson

Other wins (2)

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PGA Tour Champions wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Apr 14, 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Classic −11 (66-71-68=205) Playoff   Bernhard Langer,   Scott Parel
2 May 8, 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic (2) −11 (67-73-65=205) 1 stroke   Fred Couples,   Pádraig Harrington,
  David Toms
3 Sep 25, 2022 PURE Insurance Championship −11 (66-71-68=205) 1 stroke   Steven Alker,   Ernie Els,
  Paul Stankowski
4 Sep 10, 2023 Ascension Charity Classic −19 (66-66-62=194) 3 strokes   Kevin Sutherland

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Classic   Bernhard Langer,   Scott Parel Won with birdie on second extra hole
Langer eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2021 Sanford International   K. J. Choi,   Darren Clarke Clarke won with birdie on second extra hole
Flesch eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open 84 CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T13 T34
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Masters Tournament CUT T17 T29 T5 T6 T38
U.S. Open CUT T18 CUT T7 T67 CUT
The Open Championship T20 CUT CUT T54 77
PGA Championship CUT T13 T17 CUT T37 T10 T24 T23 6 T32
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 5
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 4
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 7 12 10
Totals 0 0 0 1 5 13 33 22
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2004 Masters – 2008 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2008 PGA – 2009 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Players Championship CUT T38 T40 CUT T39 CUT T79 T63 CUT CUT T64 T32

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Match Play R64 R16 R32 R64
Championship T11 NT1 T21 T23
Invitational T11 T48 T48

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 26 2004 Ending 27 Jun 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Steve Flesch". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Steve Flesch". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking; Week 14, 6 April 2008" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Official World Golf Ranking; Week 15, 13 April 2008" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Steve Flesch". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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