Shane Thomas Bertsch (born March 30, 1970) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.
Early life Bertsch was born in Denver, Colorado.
Professional career In 1994, Bertsch turned professional. Bertsch has won twice on the Nationwide Tour, once in 2000 and once in 2005. His best PGA Tour finish was a tie for fifth at the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open.
Bertsch was once a top-tier tennis player, but gave up the game for good after losing to future world number-one Andre Agassi in 1994.
Bertsch barely missed retaining full tour privileges for 2009, finished 126th on the money list. He secured a tour card for 2010 by finishing 15th in qualifying school.
In August 2020, Bertsch won in his second PGA Tour Champions start. He beat Glen Day, Bernhard Langer and Kenny Perry with an eagle at the first sudden-death playoff hole.
Professional wins (8) Web.com Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 16, 2000Buy.com Upstate Classic−19 (69-68-64-68=269)4 strokes Tim Straub2May 1, 2005BMW Charity Pro-Am (2)−12 (69-68-65=202)2 strokes Charley Hoffman, Bubba Watson3Jun 1, 2015Rust-Oleum Championship−18 (67-65-68-66=266)1 stroke Lucas Lee
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12004Knoxville Open Justin Bolli, Hunter HaasHaas won with birdie on first extra hole22005Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open Joe DaleyLost to birdie on first extra hole
Other wins (3) 1994 Southwest Kansas Pro-Am 1998 Colorado Open 2020 Westminster Senior Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Aug 21, 2020Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge−13 (64-64-72=200)Playoff Glen Day, Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12020Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge Glen Day, Bernhard Langer, Kenny PerryWon with eagle on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012U.S. OpenCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut Note: Bertsch only played in the U.S. Open.
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2007The Players ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the half-way cut
See also 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates 2009 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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