Steven John Richardson (born 24 July 1966) is an English professional golfer.
Career Richardson was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He won the English Amateur in 1989 and turned professional later that year. He made a strong start to his professional career, finishing in 29th place on the European Tour Order of Merit in his rookie season. The following year he won the Girona Open and the Portuguese Open, tied for 5th in the USPGA Championship, and finished second on the Order of Merit to Seve Ballesteros. He also ended the 1992 and 1993 seasons inside the top 20 on the money list, while picking up his third career victory in the Mercedes German Masters.
However, Richardson's form began to decline, as he slipped outside the top 50 on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1994. He fell outside the top 100 two years later, and had to visit qualifying school in 1998, 1999 and 2000 to regain his tour card. He finally lost his place on the European Tour at the end of 2001 having failed to come through the qualifying school by a single shot. He revisited qualifying the following year, but was again unsuccessful.
Richardson was a member of Europe's losing Ryder Cup team in 1991. He won two points in partnership with Mark James but lost his singles match to Corey Pavin. In 1992, he was a member of the winning English team at the Alfred Dunhill Cup.
Amateur wins 1989 English Amateur
Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up124 Feb 1991Girona Open−16 (71-64-67-70=272)2 strokes Miguel Ángel Jiménez224 Mar 1991Portuguese Open−5 (71-67-71-74=283)3 strokes Vicente Fernández33 Oct 1993Mercedes German Masters−17 (67-66-70-68=271)2 strokes Robert Karlsson
Playoff record Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11990Barnham Broom Challenge Colin BrooksLost to birdie on fourth extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament1991199219931994Masters TournamentT31U.S. OpenCUTT58The Open ChampionshipT32T39CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT5T48
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 1 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2Totals 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 6 Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1991 Open Championship – 1992 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances Amateur EGA Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners) Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 1986, 1987, 1988 (winners)
Professional Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1991, 1992 (winners) Four Tours World Championship (representing Europe): 1991 (winners) Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991 World Cup (representing England): 1991, 1992
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