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.
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) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 21, 1994Sprint International35 pts (7-14-5-9=35)Playoff Rick Fehr2Nov 5, 2000Southern Farm Bureau Classic−22 (64-67-65-70=266)Playoff Skip Kendall3Feb 10, 2008AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am−10 (69-71-70-68=278)Playoff Vijay Singh
PGA Tour playoff record (3–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11994Sprint International Rick FehrWon with par on first extra hole 22000Southern Farm Bureau Classic Skip KendallWon with birdie on first extra hole32008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Vijay SinghWon with birdie on first extra hole
Ben Hogan Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 23, 1992Ben Hogan Tulsa Open−3 (70-70-73=213)Playoff Jeff Coston
Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11992Ben Hogan Tulsa Open Jeff CostonWon with birdie on second extra hole
U.S. Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Apr 30, 1989Wedgewood Tournament−17 (66-67-65-65=263)1 stroke Philip Jonas, Brian Kamm Source:
Space Coast Tour wins (2) 1987 Wedgewood tournament 1990 Wedgewood tournament
Results in major championships Tournament19881989Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTT41U.S. OpenT33T16T56T60CUTThe Open ChampionshipT79PGA ChampionshipCUTT8CUTT58T44
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008Masters TournamentT40T40CUTCUTU.S. OpenT24CUTT42CUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipT36PGA ChampionshipT513T10CUTCUTT60CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 6The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 3 3 12 7Totals 0 0 1 1 3 5 31 18 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009The Players ChampionshipT6DQT46T65CUTCUTT66CUTT22WDCUTT12T56T28CUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew DQ = disqualified "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008Match PlayR64R32R32ChampionshipNT1T15Invitational8T20 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament
See also 1987 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1992 Ben Hogan Tour graduates
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